When Compliance is not Secure

There is a difference between compliance with a standard and true data security. Compliance is simply meeting a standard at a particular point in time. For some standards, an IT manager need only to go through a checklist, ticking off various tasks. Just because a task is “completed,” however, it…

Data Security Backup Rules

If you back up your data to a managed service provider’s server or to the cloud, does your provider need to meet all of the data security standards you do? This vexing question becomes more complex as the number and scope of standards expands. The Payment Card Industry Data Security…