Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

PA DSS

Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA DSS) is a set of security requirements and assessment procedures created by PCI DSS that aims at helping software vendors develop secure payment applications to protect cardholder data and comply with PCI DSS. The standard is intended for developers and vendors who create various payment applications, such as POS systems, mobile shopping carts, money transfer software, etc., used in the payment chain. The PA DSS requirements cover various areas like encryption, safe coding practices, vulnerability management, and so on.

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Everything You Need to Know about Cyber Essentials

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Cyber Essentials: A Key Cybersecurity Certification for Organizations

Amid the rapid strides into the digital realm, the accompanying risks loom large. The emergence of Cyber Essentials stands as a pivotal response to these challenges within contemporary cybersecurity. Crafted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), this nationally recognized certification acts as a cornerstone, erecting a robust defense against prevalent online threats. Its implementation…

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Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS): Why Traditional Pen Testing Falls Short

Security audits demand proof of resilience. Compliance frameworks expect validation of controls. Customers and regulators want assurance that vulnerabilities aren’t just discovered—but fixed. So, you schedule a penetration test. Ethical hackers probe your systems, document their findings, and deliver a report. Your team patches the vulnerabilities. The auditors check a box. And then? Nothing. For…

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PCI QSA Certification: How to get PCI QSA Certification?

Maintaining the security of financial transactions is a top priority for businesses. The PCI SSC has established various Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) to protect cardholder data. But how do organizations ensure that they are PCI DSS compliant? We’ve simplified it for you here. Who is a PCI QSA? The Payment Card Industry Qualified Security…

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