PCI DSS

Sipera Seeks to Bring PCI Compliance to UC

Sipera Systems, a leading Unified Communications (UC) security provider, has formed a partnership with TrustNet to boost the secure handling of credit card data in enterprises that are deploying VoIP and Unified Communications.

Together, Sipera and TrustNet will offer enterprises the guidance and functionality they need to ensure that their VoIP and UC implementations are consistent with security best practices and support their efforts to achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance.

Compliance Impact on Intrusion Detection

Intrusion detection, despite being declared dead by a Gartner analyst in 2003, remains alive and kicking in 2007…almost 2008. Actually, not only is it still around and being used in various forms by many organizations, it is actually mandated by some security regulations and standards. In this Computerworld article, Dr. Anton Chuvakin takes a look at the state of intrusion detection as it relates to security compliance. Exploring FISMA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, Chuvakin spells out the intrusion detection requirements of each. Where things get tricky, or sticky, for some organizations is where the standards and regulations meet. Organizations that fall under HIPAA, and SOX, and PCI DSS, etc. have to compare and contrast the requirements to make sure the security they implement meets all requirements simultaneously and that there are no overt conflicts. Check out Intrusion Detection in the Age of Compliance for more information.