Articles Tagged with ''security compliance''

Many Global Executives Don't Believe GDPR Compliance is Relevant to Their Business

July 10, 2017

Many global business decision makers are unaware of the implications of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other compliance regulations like PCI-DSS and ISO27001/2, with one in five admitting they do not know which regulations their organization is subject to.

Blowing the Whistle as a Cybersecurity Professional

Matthew LaGarde

Alexis Ronickher

May 31, 2017

Cybersecurity is a fact of business life, but employers are not always pleased when a cybersecurity professional reports a serious and expensive cyber deficiency. Often, instead of addressing the problem, they shoot the messenger and retaliate against the whistleblower.

The GDPR Transformation is Already Here

Tom Pendergast

May 4, 2017

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective date is just about a year out, but already we can see the work companies are doing to achieve compliance having a significant impact on the privacy landscape here in the United States.

Payment Data Compliance: 12 Major Requirements of the PCI Data Security Standard

Tracy Reed

March 28, 2017

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the security standard for protecting payment card data. Navigating the requirements of the PCI DSS and implementing the technical security controls can be quite complicated.

Could a Device Labeling System Under the Trump Administration Lead to Better IoT Security?

Erik Kangas

March 14, 2017

Recent developments in the cybersecurity sphere read like a dystopian novel. The devices we use for convenience and entertainment in our homes are being taken over for malicious purposes by forces unknown.

Radiation Exposure Guidelines to Be Created

Kylie Bull

March 1, 2017

Combatting drug trafficking at ports, screening passengers at airports, determining the age of immigrants who have lost their passports: these are among the areas where radiation is used for human imaging for non-medical purposes.

Cybersecurity: Vital to Legal and Technical Protection of Trade Secrets

Pamela Passman

February 14, 2017

Hardly a week goes by without a new hack or cyber breach being reported in the news, and companies are spending lot of time and attention in improving their IT security. But as companies set out to “raise their game” in protecting their confidential information from cyberattacks, it is important to understand and act on the fact that cybersecurity is not just a technology issue.

What is a Best Practice, and Should You Deploy Them?

Lynn Mattice

February 1, 2017

Almost everyone has heard the term “best practice.” While the term has become ubiquitous in recent years, the first record of its use was around 1927.

The Plain Facts about Airport Access Control Systems

Robert Laughlin

January 17, 2017

At the 2016 AAAE (American Association of Airport Executives) Airport Credentialing and Access Control Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, discussions centered around the rapidly evolving aviation security landscape, specifically with regard to renewed federal priorities on employee vetting and employee access control at airports.

Payment Card Security and the Arrival of EMV

The risk of payment card fraud is real, driven by the momentum of eCommerce and its cashless consumerism, reliant on payment cards to perform so many transactions. However, the incidence of payment card fraud is expected to change.

Jim Romeo

November 1, 2016

In 2009 a hacker embedded malware on the point-of-sale (PoS) equipment at a Seattle eatery known as the Broadway Grill.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.