Compliance: Why PCI Is NOT Security (Part 3)
Why PCI Is NOT Security (Part 3). The Perfect Storm. Next we dig into the deepest darkest recesses of taking a totally compliance-based approach to information security (rather than a holistic one) -...
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Why PCI Is NOT Security (Part 4). The Final Analysis. Again, I’m not saying that PCI is a bad thing – it’s a tool, and it adds value. It’s the approach that organizations take that determines if it’s a...
View ArticleCompliance: Doing a SWOT Analysis on PCI Requirements
Doing a SWOT Analysis on Your PCI Requirements I am a big fan of ‘tried and true’ business tools that are simple, yet effective. One particular tool that comes to mind is a good old SWOT analysis. SWOT...
View ArticleCompliance: O Wherefore Art Thou PCI on Mobile POS
Compliance: O Wherefore Art Thou PCI on Mobile POS Shall I speak at this? Your damn skippy I will! So what's up with the PCI Council and it's failure to grasp reality? Yes, I've always had my issues...
View ArticleCompliance: Where Governance and Compliance Intersect
Where Governance and Compliance Intersect Over the past few years there's been a trend in the security industry that has actually redefined our notion of compliance and what it means to be 'compliant'....
View ArticleCompliance: Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part I)
Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part I). Release time for PCI DSS 3.0 is just around the corner; and, by all accounts, it really looks like the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) has come to realize...
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Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part II) If you missed Part I of this series, you can read it here. I talked a LOT about 'problems' in the first part of this series. Now I want to talk about solutions -...
View ArticleCompliance: Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part IIIa)
Compliance: Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part IIIa) After working on this series of articles for a while now, I've decided that my original part III is simply too lengthy for a single post. It...
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Compliance: Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part IIIb) After working on this series of articles for a while now, I've decided that my original part III is simply too lengthy for a single post. It...
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Compliance: Measuring Risk Under PCI 3.0 (Part IIIc) After working on this series of articles for a while now, I've decided that my original part III is simply too lengthy for a single post. It...
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