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Secora Consulting’s blog is a mixture of news and developments in the security world and technical breakdowns of our services. Bookmark this page to stay informed.

Testing

External and Internal Testing: Whats the Difference

Securing your organisation using policies and technical controls is critical; however, unless these controls and policies are regularly tested, an organisation cannot determine or monitor their effectiveness. It seems as though every week there is a new cyber attack reported that may affect just one organisation or multiple organisations simultaneously. The importance of penetration testing Building strong security controls and processes is essential to building effective defences. By engaging in Penetration testing , you can test and improve the controls and processes you already have in place to help build an effective and strong defence-in-depth cybersecurity posture.

PCI DSS

The Importance of Penetration Testing for PCI Compliance

Back in 2020, Secora Consulting released a blog post titled “The Importance of Penetration Testing for PCI DSS Compliance ”. We decided recently that given the release of the new PCI DSS v4.0 that there was a good opportunity to give the guidance a refresh and discuss what has changed (and provide guidance on some areas that we often get queries from our customers). A summary of what is different in PCI DSS v4.