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By Chris Hartley

The Ideology of Payment Security

I thought I would cover a topic I spend a lot of time dealing with and discussing, online payment security and ecommerce. Payment security, in particular PCI, tends to be a controversial and religious topic among security professionals. If you ever... Read more

July 28, 2010 Compliance, PCI
By Chris Hartley

It’s Time for Healthcare Organizations to Get Serious About HIPAA and HITECH

Earlier this year, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed the first known HIPAA lawsuit at the state level. He filed against Health Net of Connecticut Inc. for allegedly failing to secure patients’ private records, including medical... Read more

July 20, 2010 Compliance, Health Care
By Chris Hartley

With Experian EI3PA Security Program In Effect, How Soon Will Equifax and Transunion Follow Suit?

In the world of credit bureaus, we all know who the big 3 players are; Experian, Equifax, and Transunion. When Experian decided that they were going to implement their own security program for its resellers to follow, I was quite interested to see... Read more

July 12, 2010 Compliance, EI3PA