Security

PCI DSS 4.0 Is Coming. Will You Be Ready?

Since the release of PCI-DSS 3.0 in 2013, the PCI Security Standards Council has been quite busy.  A little over a year after it was published, the council released PCI-DSS 3.1, followed by several new templates and supplements, including the “Migrating from SSL and early TLS Information Supplement” in April 2015 which highlighted the risks of SSL and TLS 1.0.  The supplement described a migration plan as well as set a migration deadline of 1 July, 2016.
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When it comes to Digital Transformation, Don’t Forget Security

Digital transformation (DX) is the natural evolution of traditional business operations allowing organizations to capitalize on the full capabilities of our technological advancements, meet consumer expectations and keep competitors at bay (or at least be on par with them). DX isn’t just a cookie cutter deployment of on-prem systems migrated to the ‘cloud.’ In fact, that in itself may be considered a terrible cloud migration strategy resulting in more risk and costs (leaky S3 bucket anyone?).
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Zoom Security Settings You Need to Check Right Now

Newsflash: Zoom bombing is still a thing. This week I was in a session that was hijacked by horrible people sharing porn, racist language, disgusting images and vile language. Here’s how you can avoid the same issues.

Note: some of these settings and options are for different levels of Zoom subscriptions, so you may have more or fewer, depending on your account.…

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A Workplace Paradigm Shift: Building Resilience in Our Workforce and Systems with HPE GreenLake

When the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone out of offices, IT teams scrambled to obtain the necessary hardware and additional software licenses necessary to support entirely remote operations. At the same time, they had to match users’ present and future needs with the appropriate infrastructure. That, combined with many other unknowns, compounded the stress and urgency to keep business running smoothly around the world.…

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