I’ve always felt uncomfortable giving out my zip code to retailers. Now, a Massachusetts ruling has sent a clear message to businesses by concluding that zip codes are considered personally identifiable information (PII), which limits the way those numbers can be used and recorded during credit card transactions. In this case involving a large craft Read more…
What is compliance? Compliance is a well used term these days especially around the network and IT security environments. As we all know, compliance really defines no measurements in itself, but rather is defined by the policies, requirements and mandates that compile the SOP of a security organization. There are just too many areas of Read more…
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