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5 ‘Musts’ for PCI Compliance Scoping Using AWS

PCI Compliance scoping is hard for any company, moving payment processes to the cloud can be a great way to reduce that complexity.  However, there are many factors that can cause your AWS environment to expand PCI scope larger than you intended. Before we get into those, it’s important to level set on What is Read more about 5 ‘Musts’ for PCI Compliance Scoping Using AWS[…]

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Top 4 Hidden Ways to Access an AWS Account

Imagine, your company has just started to move to the cloud and has decided to put an important application in AWS.  It’s your job to ensure that the data in your AWS account is secure and has limited access. You’ve begun an IT Security Audit of AWS.  You ask a few questions of the DEVOPS Read more about Top 4 Hidden Ways to Access an AWS Account[…]

How Windows Active Directory Allows for Multiple Password Policies

For years, we’ve all come to accept that everyone in an organization is bound by the same password policy.  Our Active Directory Domain default password policy was the master of everyone’s password settings. We’ll let me let you in on a little secret…It’s not true, a company can have multiple password policies!  You could get Read more about How Windows Active Directory Allows for Multiple Password Policies[…]