Compass IT Compliance Blog

PCI Requirements Explained - PCI Requirement 2 - Change Your Defaults!

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This is the second blog in a 12-part series addressing each PCI DSS Requirement and the challenges faced by companies going through this process. Click here for our blog post on requirement 1. I like to refer to this requirement as the Change Your Defaults requirement. The focus is on …

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SOC 2 Reports - Ready, Set, Go!

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I need to complete a SOC 2 report on my controls; “Where do I start??” Aside from the easy answer of, contact Compass IT Compliance and we can help you get started, I would like to cover some tips on what to know and how to get started towards completing a SOC 2 report.

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Urgent Cisco Vulnerability Identified - What You Need To Know!

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We know security is important to you and it has come to our attention there is a vulnerability affecting the Cisco ASA operating system, specifically the SSL VPN (CVE-2018-0101). The vulnerability allows an attacker to take remote control of the system and is very high risk. This vuln …

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PCI Requirements Explained - PCI Requirement 1 - Defending the Wall

PCI Requirements Explained - PCI Requirement 1 - Defending the Wall

This will be the first blog in a 12-part series addressing each PCI DSS Requirement and the challenges faced by companies going through the process of becoming compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard.

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PCI Compliance Requirements – January 31st is Quickly Approaching

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Back in April of 2016, the latest version of the PCI Data Security Standards, version 3.2, was released. This release brought many changes to the PCI compliance requirements from the previous version, many of which we outlined in our April 2016 webinar. That release was 21 months ago …

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What is My Password? How About a Passphrase Instead?

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Recently I met with a doctor who had as much paper with fancy lettering framed on their wall as anyone person could want. With all that impressive education looking down upon me, I watched as the doctor fumbled through password attempt after password attempt until ultimately and predi …

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