A Cybersecurity Roadmap is a plan. It details priorities and objectives to drive progress towards business security goals. The roadmap should follow a data-driven path based on answers to critical questions so that organizations can rely on data rather than arbitrary vendor recommendations or the latest industry trends. This article identifies key points to consider as you jump-start this process and prepare your organization for the next wave.

As defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), System and Organization Control (SOC) reports are a suite of reports produced as part of an audit or attestation examination of your company’s internal controls—the processes your company has put in place to ensure sensitive information, especially financial data, is accurate and the data is protected and handled appropriately. SOC reports can provide a means for understanding where an organization may need additional processes and rules to protect its organization and the data it stores. All SOC reports framework falls under and offers recommendations for improvement, control development, and monitoring, which are keys to SOC compliance.

Performing external vulnerability scanning of business networks and services is vital to protecting an organization, as it identifies security weaknesses and exploitable vulnerabilities, and implements steps to remediate issues and manage risk effectively. For organizations subject to PCI DSS compliance, external scans must be performed by an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and pass at least quarterly to maintain compliance. MegaplanIT is an Approved Scanning Vendor, supporting global customer locations.

What is PCI Compliance? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (or PCI DSS) is a standard of controls created by the Payment Card Industry Council which is an agreed-upon set of requirements or specifications for entities directly or indirectly handling credit cards. The standard provides a technical and operational baseline for the appropriate acceptance or handling of cardholder data within a business environment. Stakeholders who are responsible to adhere to this standard are merchants, processors, acquirers, issuers, and service providers.

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