Compliance to the PCI DSS standard is mandatory for all entities which store, process or transmit card-holder data associated with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and JCB. As part of this compliance the council requires organizations to undergo periodic assessments and evaluations. Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing (VAPT) is a vital part of this requirement. Network […]
Introduction: By default, all windows operating systems have a built-in Administrator account which has local administrator rights for the particular system. Windows active directory provides centralized management for windows system and as per compliance requirements, built-in administrator name and passwords can be changed from there. This can be achieved by any of the following approaches: […]
Network segmentation plays a vital role while complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Effective segmentation helps in reducing the scope of assessment, cost and risk to data security. The PCI DSS standard recommends that networks which process, store or transmit card holder data should be segregated and segmented from network environments that […]
