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PCI DSS – What Is the Scope and How to Reduce It?
In this short series we provide you with useful facts about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Be well informed on your PCI DSS...
ASV Scans Under PCI DSS v4.0: Now Available via the usd PCI DSS Platform
The publication of the new version 4.0 of the PCI DSS in March 2022 has brought about not only terminological sharpening but also new...
SWIFT: Preparing for the upcoming assessment according to CSCFv2023
According to the Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF), SWIFT users are required to comply with at least all mandatory controls on...
How Do I Become a Penetration Tester?
Are you passionate about IT security and are wondering how you can get started in a career as a pentester or penetration tester? Matthias Göhring,...
Supporting digital education through hardware donation
The use of information technology (IT), such as computers and (smart) phones, is an indispensable part of our society. It not only makes our...
Contribution to Alliance for Cyber Security: usd AG again strengthens the network's IT security competence
Since 2020, usd AG has been engaging as a partner in the Alliance for Cyber Security (Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit, ACS) and is this year again...
Security Advisory for Microsoft Windows
The analysts at usd HeroLab examined various operating system versions of microsoft windows while conducting their security analyses. While...
Cyber Security Insights: usd AG Holds Guest Lecture at Paderborn University
On April 25, 2023, Jan Kemper, Head of Security Audits at usd AG, held a guest lecture at Paderborn University. As part of the lecture Methods of...
PCI DSS – Requirements and Compliance Validation
In this short series we provide you with useful facts about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Be well informed on your PCI DSS...
SWIFT CSP Re-Assessment: Benefits, Opportunities and Conditions
According to the Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF), SWIFT users are required to comply with at least all mandatory controls on an annual...
Hacker Contest summer semester 2023: Sample solution of the challenge online
In the 2023 summer semester, our "Hacker Contest" at Technical University (TU) Darmstadt and at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) will...
Become a Hero Spring 2023: Onboarding for 18 new usd Heroes
At the end of March, usd colleagues from different departments and teams took part in the internal onboarding program "Become a Hero" for the 17th...