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This blog examines how women, including VikingCloud's Natasja Bolton, are breaking the glass ceiling in payments, fintech, and cybersecurity industries.

Navigating the Compliance Touchdown: VikingCloud’s Strategic Approach to Safeguarding Financial Transactions and Fan Data in the World of Professional Football.

Increase Compliance and add Value for your Small Business Clients.

This blog article will tell you why maintaining ASV scans and performing remediation are crucial.

5 excuses a QSA does not want to hear regarding a merchants PCI DSS compliance

The Modern Restaurant Management article by VikingCloud Chief Product Officer, Kevin Pierce, discusses how early adoption of A.I. has impacted the restaurant industry

This blog article takes a comparative look at the differences in the PCI SSC Self-Assessment Questionnaires

IT Brew reporter Billy Hurley delved into potential threats posed by AI following the release of AI Impact's International study that surveyed 2,778 AI researchers.

How making your data more secure by adhering to PCI guidelines can save your business money

Learn more about the levels of security maturity, how to raise your business level of maturity, and implementing the appropriate security framework for your business in this blog article.

We look at three of the most commonly identified issues when an organization is audited for PCI compliance by an external party. This article also offers some tips to avoid these pitfalls.

Examines how PayPal relates to PCI DSS compliance

how can I process credit cards without taking a manual imprint of the card?

A comprehensive list of myths that are associated with the PCI

Find out how the PCI Security Standard Council’s new Assessor Quality Management submission timelines will affect your organization.

The Global Association of Risk Professionals article by David Weldon highlights a recent move by the NIST to update its CSF

How mobile payment technology impacts your business.

The Digital Commerce 360 article by Abbas Haleem discusses three recent cyberattacks on Staples, 23andME, and Henry Schein

Learn about the process, key terms used, and the requirements of penetration and segmentation testing to maintain compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements in this blog article.

This blog article, summarizes the published revisions to the PCI DSS v4.0 reporting and validation documents which may affect organizations that have completed a v4.0 assessment using the original reporting and validation documents or are in progress with their v4.0 assessment.

This blog article discusses the PCI SSC Summary of Changes document - a supplement to the new release of PCI DSS v4.0.

Additional insight on VikingCloud’s first-of-its-kind,patent-pending, generative AI-powered cybersecurity chatbot.

Discover the new rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, incident disclosure, and ransomware payments being adopted by the SEC in an effort to enhance cybersecurity transparency and accountability for public companies and foreign private investors.

Learn more about tabletop exercises – simulated cybersecurity incident scenarios, and how they can help reduce security risks to organizations.

This blog article covers the details of merchant levels and compliance responsibility for entities who store, process, or transmit cardholder data.

VikingCloud, a leading global provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions has announced a new client partnership for its

Learn the details of the new Secure Software Framework standard and why your organization needs to switch to the new standard to get assurance that applications being used are validated and protected.

Describes how businesses should implement tokenization to reduce their scope when completing PCI DSS compliance.

The Total Retail article discusses the need to understand how cybercriminals are using AI to infiltrate systems, where common exposure points are located, and how to assess the supply chain for vulnerabilities.

Outlines 5 best practices to secure your small business

This blog takes a close look at the work VikingCloud's Cyber Threat Unit carry out and focuses in on Chesley Moodley

Learn more about Endpoint Protections Platforms – what they are, how they work, and when they should be utilized in this blog article.

Learn the details of Endpoint Detection and Response systems – what they are, what they do, and when organizations should utilize them in this blog article.

This blog discusses the benefits, limitations, and risks of behavioral biometrics.

Patented Cloud-Based URL Monitoring Services that Save Time and Reduce Risk.

The Security Management article by Claire Meyer discusses the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new requirement for companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents

This blog takes a look at how e-commerce merchants can prepare for full PCI DSS v4.0 compliance, and urges them to work with their web and payment providers to confirm a number of aspects.

The CSO article by Cynthia Brumfield discusses how Artificial intelligence’s power and fast evolution are rapidly altering the cybersecurity landscape

Cyber threats are continually evolving and increasing – this article details 5 steps that organizations can take to cost-effectively find and address critical vulnerabilities in their IT infrastructure.

VikingCloud today announced CCS Advantage, a first-of-its-kind self-service Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance and cybersecurity program for L4 businesses.

Cybersecurity attacks are increasing and maintaining security is becoming more difficult especially for small IT teams

Helps merchants understand becoming PC DSS compliance while using a P2PE system

How VikingCloud’s Cellular Failover Service solves internet connectivity challenges for QSRs — and other multi-location businesses

Reliable connectivity solutions for every facet of your business.

This blog article provides best practices for making sure your penetration testing strategy and framework is successful and compliant.

This blog article provides a definition and explanation of differences in the PCI DSS v4.0 approaches for implementing and validating requirements – the defined approach and the customized approach.

What e-commerce merchants need to consider when completing PCI DSS compliance

This blog examines how critical proper log management is in cybersecurity and takes a look at the best practices organizations should take when implementing automated log reviews.

During Cybersecurity month and year-round, keep your organization safe from cyber threats with our easy guide to the seven most common and dangerous threats.

PDS Shifts from do-it-yourself to a Managed Service.

We explain whether the PCI DSS guidelines allow for the storage of card data and what you must do if you store this information.

This blog article discusses the differences between ISO27001 and ISO27002 and the situations in which you should choose one versus the other.

How the PCI DSS are assigned to chaining and a franchise relationship

Examines the legal side of a merchant completing PCI DSS compliance

Learn the best practices of implementing a proactive cybersecurity posture and ensuring your software supply chain remains secure in this blog article.

To kick off cybersecurity awareness month, we’ve collected a list of websites and resources from around the globe

Compliance isn’t optional in the payment card industry—it’s mandatory. That’s why a Latin American-based payment solutions provider relies on VikingCloud’s extensive cybersecurity and compliance expertise to maintain its top-level cyber defense—and PCI compliance status.

Explains to merchants how still using Windows XP will affect their PCI DSS compliance

TechFinitive delves into the impact of global government efforts against Lockbit, the notorious ransomware syndicate known for its widespread digital extortion campaigns.

Axfood, a major grocery company located across Sweden, maintained strict compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) while also ensuring it’s card-not-present security solution was as robust as possible.

Press Release: VikingCloud welcomes Gabe Moynagh as new board advisor

A month by month plan to follow to complete your PCI DSS compliance

Learn more about quantum computing advances, challenges, and impact on cybersecurity in this blog article.

Reliable connectivity solutions for every facet of your business.

We explain how you can report a PCI violation and what you need to know before you do so.

PCI DSS level 1 assessment bundles to fit your needs.

In today’s digital landscape, the need for robust cybersecurity practices has never been greater. With the rapid growth of cyber threats and attacks, organizations across all sectors constantly seek ways to bolster their defenses and protect sensitive data.

TechTarget’s article by Arielle Waldman explores the growing pressure on CISOs for proactive cybersecurity measures in the wake of the SEC’s complaint against software company SolarWinds.

Discover why and how to ensure you know who owns what during a cybersecurity incident in this blog article.

Examines how basic defenses can prevent breaches and the importance of completing PCI DSS compliance to prevent this

The InformationWeek article by Carrie Pallardy covers information technology products and services company CDW and their most recent cyberattack by LockBit

Discussion on whether ‘Backup service’ businesses need to become PCI compliant

This blog article details the concept of using the InfoSec color wheel to provide a clearer understanding of where an organization is and should aim to be – in a traditional security maturity model.

Managed Security Services - A Secure, Scalable Network.

Explains the best practices for truncating PAN data

This blog article discusses how future-dated requirements of PCI DSS v4.0 requirements will affect the use of disk encryption for protecting cardholder data and what organizations need to do to meet compliance requirements.

With the release of ISO 27002:2022, this blog article summarizes the changes, implications, and impact to your risk treatments if your ISMS is implemented or certified according to ISO27001.

For cybersecurity awareness months, this blog article takes a deep dive into phishing emails

Explains how merchants need to prepare for the expiration of PTS POI v3

What's the difference between an MSP and an MSSP?

Learn more about the highly prevalent and dangerous Distributed Denial of Service attacks on organizations and how you can prevent them.

Reputable information sources for PCI compliance information

The Value of Powerful, Predictive and Cohesive Cybersecurity Solutions for a Quick Service Restaurant Chain

Our dedicated team will work with yours to help remediate and plan for the ever changing threat scenarios.

A global technology company didn’t want to wait for a cyberattack to test the strength of its systems. Instead, it hired VikingCloud’s Cyber Threat Unit

This blog article discusses the advantages of utilizing mapping tools and finding synergies

In this blog article, you will learn the details of when and where an organization needs to implement multifactor authentication to meet PCI compliance requirements.

This blog discusses the upcoming changes and improvements in the new Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) version 4.0 and VikingCloud’s adoption plans for use in its penetration testing.

What do you do when a required software program, recommended by a trusted member of your supply chain, comes inadvertently bundled with sophisticated malware?

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has certified one of the largest security vendors in the world,

We have compiled a list of best practices from government cyber agencies and regulatory frameworks for organizations to help defend against nation-state backed cyber threats in this blog article.

How do customers come to decision of which business they do and do not share their personal and financial data with.

Helps readers who are completing PCI compliance whether they are merchants or service providers

Explains the real cost of a data breaches

The Techstrong article by VikingCloud Chief Technology Officer, Rick Hutchinson, is focused on the potential “catastrophic” cyber-attacks driven by GenAI

The Digital Commerce 360article covers the recent disclosure to the SEC by VF Corp. regarding the unauthorized occurrences on their IT systems as well as discusses similar cyberattacks on other organizations.

We look at the importance service providers must place on supplying stronger security to their customers

Looks at a POS malware which had low anti-virus detection rates

Effective Incident Response can Reduce the Impact of Data Breach.

Whether it be vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, patch management or even secure [...]

The rapid adoption of Generative AI is proving to be both opportunistic & challenging for security & risk management [...]

Exploring the changes introduced with version 4.0 and the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS).

As cyber threats begin to grow, organizations must continually implement more sophisticated and efficient measures to [...]

3 Best practices to boost cybersecurity and reduce merchant risk.

In this eBook we examine the impact of PCI DSS v4.0 on Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs).

During this webinar, Michael Aminzade and Troy Leach discuss the impact of PCI DSS v4.0 on large organizations.

This eBook explores key topics related to your preparations for PCI DSS v4.0 including assessment scoping, third-party [...]

This eBook provides a review of what has been published and what has changed in regard to PCI DSS v4.0.

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VikingCloud is the leading Predict-to-Prevent cybersecurity and compliance company, offering businesses a single, integrated so

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