September 28, 2009 12:44 AM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
audits,
charles denyer,
PCI DSS,
SAS 70,
type i,
type IIPCI DSS and SAS 70 Type I and Type II audits are a mainstay in today's regulatory arena. As such, i'm often asked what are some of the best resources available to learn about the Payment Card Industry Data Security...
September 28, 2009 12:27 AM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
charles denyer,
co-location,
data centers,
managed services,
PCI DSS,
SAS 70,
type i,
type ii auditsSAS 70 audits have quickly become a high priority for data centers, co-location entities and managed service providers as of late. And there are plenty of reasons why this trend will continue go grow. The number of organizations that have...
September 26, 2009 10:19 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
and debt collectors,
charles denyer,
consumers,
customers,
data centers,
GLBA,
loan brokers,
non-bank mortgage lenders,
privacy rules,
providers of real estate settlement services,
SAS 70,
some financial or investment advisers,
tax preparersGLBA Privacy Rule
Protecting the privacy of consumer information held by "financial institutions" and other third party vendors and service providers that provide “support services” to these “financial institutions” is at the heart of the financial privacy provisions of...
September 26, 2009 10:07 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
HIPAA Privacy rule,
PCI,
PHI,
protected Health Information,
SAS 70First it was SAS 70, then PCI, now HIPAA is fast becoming a requirement for data centers. Here's what you need to know about the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
An electronic medical record (EMR) is usually a computerized legal...
September 25, 2009 1:49 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
charles denyer,
co-location,
data centers,
health insurance portability and accountability act,
HIPAA,
managed services,
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard,
PCI DSS,
SAS 70HIPAA compliance for data centers is fast becoming a hot topic in regulatory compliance. It first started with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70), it is now moving onto the Payment Card Industry Data...
August 29, 2009 1:53 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
charles denyer,
PCI DSS,
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act | S. 141,
SAS 70,
social security numbersCongress yet again is combating the fraud issues associated with private consumer information. The "Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Ac" (S. 141) is another good example of this.
Essentially, this bill encompasses...
August 29, 2009 1:43 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
charles denyer,
civil actions,
Data Breach Notification Act,
PCI DSS,
s. 139,
SAS 70,
Senator Dianne FeinsteinWell, Regulatory Compliance, Governance, and Security is alive and well in Washington, D.C. again. Don't be fooled to thinking that the current laws will be the end. The ongoing push for these initiatives, along with an added emphasis on privacy and the protection of the consumer, will continue. As...
August 23, 2009 8:47 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
162,
45 CFR Parts 160,
and 164,
charles denyer,
health insurance portability and accountability act,
Health Insurance Reform: Security Standards,
HIPAA,
payment card industry data security standards,
PCI,
PCI DSS,
SAS 70,
The Department of Health and Human Services,
type IIHIPAA, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, has been with us for years now. Upon reading through the vast and cumbersome documentation, one quickly realizes that HIPAA has many moving parts, enough to make you...
August 23, 2009 4:39 PM
Posted by: Charles Denyer
charles denyer,
GLBA,
HIPAA,
payment card industry data security standards,
PCI DSS,
SAS 70,
sas70,
The Minnesota Plastic Card Security ActThe trend of late has been Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) compliance, along with a continued emphasis on the well known SAS 70 auditing standard. And occasionally, calls for GLBA and HIPAA compliance come calling also. As an...
