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What is the Difference between Masking & Truncation

PCI DSS Compliance is a payment card security standard that outlines stringent security requirements for protecting cardholder data. In the outlined 12 PCI Compliance Requirements, one of the Requirement 3.3 states that organizations need to “Mask PAN when displayed such that only personnel with a legitimate business need can see more than the first six/last four digits of the PAN. So, as a matter of best practice organizations adopt masking and truncation techniques for data security.

CMMC Town Hall With Michael McLaughlin, UMD ARLIS | 3/9/22 | NeoSystems

NeoSystems CMMC Town Hall Series: Join NeoSystems’ Chief Information Security Officer, Ed Bassett, for our weekly CMMC Town Hall designed for the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon community. Each session features special guests and offers an opportunity for attendees to ask questions regarding CMMC and cybersecurity. Topics covered include CMMC compliance requirements, how to prepare for CMMC certification, and the latest updates from the CMMC AB.

Random but Memorable - Episode 9.0: Puzzle Solving Developer Community with Stack Overflow

This week, we’re joined by Jeremiah Peschka from Stack Overflow to learn why building communities for developers is so important, and how code is reshaping our world in 2022. In Watchtower Weekly this episode, we also discuss how hacking communities have responded to the conflict in Ukraine and how graphics-chip giant, Nvidia, may have got revenge on its hackers. Plus, if Wordle wasn’t addictive enough, we also take a look at the lesser-known version: PassWORDLE!

Mitigating Risks in Software Supply Chain

By 2025, 45% of organizations worldwide will have experienced attacks on their software supply chains (Gartner) which are only becoming increasingly complex due to the changes in how modern software is built. These trends, together with new federal regulations, require organizations to take action to ensure the security and integrity of their software. But this is easier said than done.

2021 Prediction: Growing awareness of privacy will drive behavior change

In 2021, we predicted that the growing awareness of privacy will drive behavior change. Individuals and organizations are becoming more conscious of how data collected by mobile apps could be used with malicious intent. Burak Agca, Senior Sales Engineer, talks about what we got right, and what surprised us.

2021 Prediction: Mobile will enable ransomware

As many of us continue to stay at home, we are using our phones, tablets and Chromebooks more – both for personal and work purposes. With their small screens and multitude of messaging channels, they are a perfect vector for phishing messages aimed at stealing credentials for corporate access. Hear from Kristna Balaam, Senior Security Intelligence Researcher about what we got right, and what surprised us. See our 2022 predictions on our newest blog: bit.ly/3pS3rfb