Risk Assessments Can Save Your Business

Risk Assessments Can Save Your Business

Think risk assessments can save your business? You’re right. A risk assessment is a critical component of any organization’s infrastructure. They help to create an awareness of risk. In today’s threat landscape, specifically cybersecurity, it’s more important than ever to know where your assets live, fully understand the controls in place to protect those assets, … Read more

Top 5 Benefits of Cyber Security Awareness Training for Employees

Employee Cyber Security Training

Do your employees lack cyber security training? In today’s digital world, cyber threats are more frequent, more sophisticated, and more damaging than ever. While companies invest heavily in firewalls, antivirus software, and security infrastructure, they often overlook their biggest vulnerability: their people. That’s why implementing cyber security awareness training is one of the smartest moves … Read more

Debt Collection and Audits for Collection Agencies

Debt Collection and Audits for Collection Agencies

Debt collection agencies with sensitive data need to know how PCI, FISMA, SSAE 16/SOC 1, and SOC 2 apply to them. If you’re performing collections, you’re no stranger to regulatory compliance and the proactive supervision of government agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Office for … Read more

Why More Universities Are Choosing Azure for Educational Institutions

Students using computer in the university library.

Is it time to join the other 750+ universities using Microsoft Azure? Microsoft Azure offers a powerful, flexible cloud platform with a global network of data centers, making it an ideal solution for the evolving needs of educational institutions. From online classrooms to groundbreaking research, Azure for educational institutions is helping schools worldwide innovate, scale … Read more

Call Monitoring Compliance

Call Monitoring Compliance

It’s important to analyze and fully understand the areas of risk as the CFPB continues to closely supervise the collections environment and call monitoring compliance. One of the biggest risks to a collection agency is communication with consumers, making the monitoring of calls a very telling practice.  An effective call monitoring program is a critical … Read more

Understanding PCI DSS Requirements 1 and 2: A Guide for Shared Hosting Providers

PCI DSS Requirements 1 and 2

If you’re a shared hosting provider or a business using shared hosting, understanding the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements for shared hosting providers is vital to maintaining compliance and protecting sensitive data. In this guide, we’ll summarize insights on PCI Data Security Standard Requirements 1 and 2 and common compliance gaps. … Read more

PCI DSS Gap Analysis: A Complete Guide to Identifying and Closing Compliance Gaps

PCI Compliance

Meeting PCI DSS requirements starts with understanding where your organization stands today. That’s where a PCI DSS gap analysis comes in. It’s a diagnostic process that pinpoints which controls are already in place, which ones are missing, and what actions are needed to achieve full compliance. If your organization stores, processes, or transmits payment card … Read more