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Advanced Data Security: Safeguarding Your Business In The Digital Age  

VISTA InfoSec

Ultimately, encrypting sensitive data, whether stored or transmitted, is a critical safeguard. Implement comprehensive data encryption practices to strengthen your defenses against data theft and exposure. Implement Strong Access Controls Keeping prying eyes away from sensitive data is crucial.

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Remote Work Business Continuity: Best Practices

VISTA InfoSec

The aftermath of a data security concern could change the landscape of your business, depending on the incident. Cybersecurity measures such as data encryption, two-step verification, and stringent policies on data access are some of the things that should be implemented in order to minimize online threats.

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Data Breaches 101: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

VISTA InfoSec

Secure Passwords Enforce complex password requirements, password manager usage, frequent rotation policies, and supporting infrastructure across all accounts with access to sensitive data. Your company’s trustworthiness and future competitiveness depend on getting data security right—now’s the time to start.

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PCI updates data encryption standard to increase product availability

Payments Source

In updating its point-to-point encryption standard, the PCI Security Standards Council says the resulting simplified validation process for component and software providers will result in more products available for cardholder data protection.

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PCI DSS Compliance For Banks

VISTA InfoSec

It is of utmost importance for banks to ensure the safety and security of the cardholders’ data. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance 4.0 Refrain from using vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters. Protecting stored cardholders’ data.

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Enhancing Data Security: How Exact Payments Protects Onboarding Data

Exact Payments

The layer of defense WAFs provide is crucial in maintaining the integrity and security of the data pipeline. Data Encryption and Management Sensitive pieces of PII are encrypted with unique keys as soon as our APIs index them. The encrypted data is then written to our database.

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What Big Tech’s Patents Tell Us About The Future Of Data Security

CB Insights

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are doubling down on data security. Owning this data puts FAMGA on the front lines in the fight against the theft and exploitation of our personally identifiable information (PII). Effective data security features are critical to securing this information.