Data Security must be a company wide responsibility, warns Ground Labs

LONDON, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ground Labs, a leader in sensitive data discovery software, published guidance on obtaining Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance in a realistic timeframe.

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a mandatory standard that all merchants who accept credit card payments must adhere to. One of the main facets of the standard is remediation, which is the process of addressing system vulnerabilities, including technical flaws or unsafe practices that could lead to the compromise of cardholder data.

"With the recent 'Shellshock' Bash exploit compromising data security worldwide, ensuring that sensitive data is secured is more important than ever, and meeting the PCI standard is an important measure in safeguarding data." said Vivian Cullen, Ground Labs' Enterprise Client Director.

The supplement is the second of a three-part series, and it covers the importance of have all company employees invested in data security, instead of adhering to the traditional convention of tasking data security to IT staff only.

"This change in mindset is necessary in any company, one reason being that many hackers are targeting non-IT savvy staff with phishing emails and other malicious attacks. Therefore it's important that all company staff are trained to keep an eye out for such threats to leave no blind spots for cybercriminals to attack from."

Ground Labs empowers merchants to identify and remediate data security risks using its Card Recon data discovery tool which is designed exclusively for PCI compliance. A free license of Card Recon is available here and is supported across multiple computing platforms.

About Ground Labs
Ground Labs is a global leader in the development of security and auditing software for PCI Compliance. Ground Labs software is used to perform sensitive data discovery on computer systems worldwide, helping companies prevent security breaches that result in the theft of customers' credit and debit card numbers. With offices in Seattle, London and Singapore, Ground Labs products are relied upon by more than 2,500 customers across 80+ countries.

For more information including a free trial, visit www.groundlabs.com.

For more information, please contact:

Contact: Stephen Cavey
[email protected]
Tel: +44 203 137 9898
www.groundlabs.com

SOURCE Ground Labs

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