24By7Security Earns PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) Certification
Firm is Authorized by Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council to Assess Vendor Compliance with Global PCI Data Security Standard
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ 24By7Security today announced it has been
certified as a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council. This certification authorizes 24By7Security to conduct the security assessments necessary to validate industry members compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard. Visit
www.pciqsaconsultant.com to learn more about the company s PCI DSS service offerings.
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On December 17, 2020, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force (“the Task Force”) a public-private partnership whose membership includes industry representatives from the IT and Communications sectors, as well as federal government representatives released its Year Two Report (“Report”). This work takes on increased importance as the federal government and private sector grapple with software supply chain challenges in the unfolding SolarWinds incident.
The Report builds on prior Task Force efforts and summarizes the work of the five working groups to address challenges to information sharing, threat analysis, qualified bidder and manufacturer lists, vendor assurance, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ICT supply chains. It identifies areas for continued Task Force work to support SCRM efforts across government and industry. As various federal efforts focused on securing the ICT supply c
By Lauren C. Williams
Dec 23, 2020
The Defense Department has released the first contracts that could include the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirement for contractors that’s aimed to make the defense industry base’s infrastructure more secure.
The Dec. 15 announcement calls out seven pilot contracts: the Technical Advisory and Assistance contract for the Missile Defense Agency; the Azure Cloud Solution, Mobility Air Force Tactical Data Links, and Consolidated Broadband Global Area Network Follow-On contracts for the Air Force; and the Navy’s Integrated Common Processor, F/A-18E/F Full Mod of the SBAR and Shut off Valve, and yard services for the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer contracts.
But much of what we ve seen and will continue to see in the days and weeks after these attacks follows a similar pattern. We see a race to uncover who was behind the latest infiltration and theft. Was it Russia, as seems likely? China? One of the other emerging nation-state threats to US national and cybersecurity? We see speculation on what the retaliation, if any, will entail. We see the victims of the breaches dragged before Congress for finger-pointing.
Some of this is certainly important to know and to do, but it s not urgent. And ultimately, it s not relevant to the long-term solutions and actions we desperately need. What we should be consumed with instead is how to prevent future attacks.
The CMMC takes into account how most businessescan t keep up with the influx of vulnerabilities affecting their infrastructure and software. It s the DoD s answer to widespread compromises of critical defense information that is usually stored on the information systems of the contractors.
Why Is CMMC Compliance So Crucial?
There has been a steady increase in the number of data breaches and other cybercrimes in the past few years. Keeping this in mind, companies have started implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity to curb cybercriminal activities such solutions are still a work in progress.
Companies need to work on boosting their security from the prying eyes of hackers to protect their online identities and simultaneously block malware that could potentially harm their network.