Coalfire Systems Assessment: Merchant Link’s TransactionShield and TransactionVault Reduce Merchant’s PCI Scope

Kennet Westby, President and COO

Merchants spend a lot of time and money developing IT controls programs to protect consumer credit card data. Through our work with thousands of retailers, we’ve learned that one of the best ways to contain costs and reduce risk is to keep cardholder data out of as many systems and business processes as possible. In our line of business, that’s called ‘reducing PCI scope’, since systems and processes that don’t store, process or transmit cardholder data are excluded from the controls required by the PCI DSS.

This Week: Coalfire Systems in the News

Rick Dakin, CEO, Co-founder and Chief Security Strategist

It’s been quite a week in the world of IT security, and as experts in our field, we are often asked to comment on current trends and recent stories. Take some time to check out what we had to say recently:

Coalfire Expands Dallas Office and Names Kurt Hagerman Managing Director

Rick Dakin, CEO, Co-founder and Chief Security Strategist

I am pleased to announce that our Dallas office is growing by leaps and bounds. Leading the charge is Kurt Hagerman, the newly appointed managing director. Kurt will serve more than 60 clients in the Southwest region and oversee Coalfire’s strategic vision while building new client relationships for the company. Also joining the Dallas office are Rick Link as an IT audit director, Adam Bush as a senior auditor and Justin Baker as a regional sales manager.

HIPAA Compliance and Call Centers

Rick Dakin, CEO, Co-founder and Chief Security Strategist

In a previous post titled Is It Safe to Speak? Protection for Telephone-Based Payment Card Data, I commented on the PCI SSC new requirements for call center operations and recording systems.

Call center security has been a hot topic for a long time. How safe is the information that is given over the phone?  Especially in the healthcare industry, patient privacy is paramount.