PCI DSS Version 4.0: Responding to Sensitive Data Discovery Incidents

At the end of March, the PCI Standards Security Council (PCI SSC) publicly released the most recent update to the PCI Data Security Standards (DSS), version 4.0. While much speculation has occurred as to the contents of the new standards—and much of that speculation turned out to be correct—now it’s …

Advance Your Hybrid Cloud Journey with PKWARE on the New IBM z16

On April 5, 2022, IBM unveiled IBM z16, a next-generation system with an integrated on-chip AI accelerator delivering latency-optimizing inferencing. IBM z16 is designed to: Predict and automate with accelerated AI Secure with a cyber resilient system Modernize with hybrid cloud. When this announcement dropped, the world witnessed the arrival …

CDE Scoping and Future Data Compliance Requirements: Why Data Discovery Is Crucial to PCI DSS

Last month I shared a post about prioritizing data security in the uncertain future that is 2022, whether that uncertainty pertains to existing or net new privacy laws, expansions of security controls, or other regulatory factors. One thing is for certain, this year brings with it a lot of potential …