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Securing Mobile Devices with Mobile Encryption

How do you secure data on mobile devices? Physical security and mobile device policies are good at protecting the device itself, but another way to protect the data on the device is mobile encryption.

How to Manage a Healthcare Data Breach

Data breaches can be devastating. Here are 5 steps that will help you manage a healthcare data breach.

How Much does GDPR Compliance Cost?

How much does GDPR compliance cost?

Small Business Cybersecurity Tools

We have compiled these small business cybersecurity tools to help you maintain PCI compliance.

What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

The HIPAA Privacy Rule is crucial for protecting PHI and ensuring patient privacy. Learn about HIPAA PHI compliance with our free guide.

Apache Struts Vulnerability: What You Should Do

The Apache Struts project has just released a security bulletin about a new critical vulnerability in the Apache Struts web application framework. Here's how to protect yourself.

Cloud Security: What Businesses Need to Know

In this post, we’ll review an incident from last year to demonstrate the breadth of controls that should be established, as well as the difficult position in which any security event can place you.

PCI vs. GDPR: What’s the Difference?

GDPR applies to any organization that processes or holds the personal data of persons residing in the European Union. PCI applies to organizations that handle credit cards from the major card brands.

Network Diagrams: Key to Compliance and Security

If you were to ask network architects and engineers about their favorite part of the job, I doubt any of them will respond with “creating and maintaining network diagrams.”

5 Tips to Improve HIPAA Compliance in 2018

The FBI has reported an increase in discovered and reported attacks against all organizations, with 83% of ransomware attacks against healthcare.

IT Checklists for PCI Compliance

We include an PCI IT Audit checklist PDF in our PCI Guide to give IT teams the support they need to fulfill each PCI DSS requirement, one by one.

Lessons from Data Breaches in 2017 and What to Expect in 2018

Which data breach predictions came true in 2017 and what to expect for 2018. SecurityMetrics' Forensic Investigations Team has been helping business recover from data breaches and theft for over eighteen years.

PCI Council Releases PCI DSS 3.2.1: What You Need to Know

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently announced the release of the PCI DSS 3.2.1.

How Much Does HIPAA Compliance Cost?

Lack of budget is a plague that affects risk and compliance officers at health organizations of all sizes. This post will give you the information you need to more accurately plan your HIPAA budget.

GDPR 101 Part 3: What Should I Do Now?

If you are a merchant, or any organization that handles the personal data of European Union citizens, you will need to comply with the GDPR. Here are three ways you can make progress today towards your GDPR compliance.

How Prepared are UK Businesses for GDPR?

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on May 25, 2018.

Top 5 PCI Blog Posts for SMBs

PCI for SMBs: as an SMB owner, your business size and card processing environment will ultimately determine which SAQ you need to follow.

Resources from the PCI Council: Payment Data Security Essentials

The PCI SSC recently announced the release of a “Payment Data Essentials."

GDPR 101 Part 2: What are the Requirements of GDPR?

Learn the bases about the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.

What are the 12 Requirements of PCI DSS Compliance?

The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a security standard developed and maintained by the PCI Council. This article will serves as a “jumping off point” to understanding the 12 requirements of the PCI DSS.

Takeaways from Our 2018 PCI Guide

Merchants use the 2018 SecurityMetrics PCI Guide both as a desk-side PCI reference and as a tool to direct and track their organizations’ internal PCI compliance efforts. But, there’s also another side to the Guide.

What's Inside Our 2018 PCI Guide

We’ve officially launched our 2018 Guide to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance.

No Spreadsheets Needed: Manage HIPAA Compliance in SecurityMetrics’ Health Network Portal

Health organizations have been hit hard—the healthcare industry experienced 23.7% of total data breaches.

GDPR FAQs

Find out the most commonly asked questions about GDPR.