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NIS-2 - Three Questions for our Experts on the New EU Directive
NIS-2: The new EU directive for cyber security is currently raising questions for security managers in countless companies: Are we affected? What...
Cloud Revolution in Regulated Industries: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks
As in all regulated industries, banks, insurance companies and capital management companies are undergoing a transformation through the increasing...
The Final Countdown: 1 Month to Go until PCI DSS v4.0 Becomes Mandatory
On March 31, 2022, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 4.0 of PCI DSS - the most comprehensive update of the security...
Setting off for DORA – Your Preparation in 3 Steps
DORA, the Digital Operational Resilience Act, is currently keeping the entire European financial sector on tenterhooks. The European Commission's...
What Cyber Security Has to Do with Your Annual Financial Statements
Inadequate cyber security is one of the biggest risks for companies today. This is the assessment of the World Economic Forum, which ranks cyber...
Cloud Provider plusserver Certified According to PCI DSS v4.0
At the beginning of 2024, the leading German cloud provider plusserver was certified by usd AG according to the globally mandatory PCI DSS v4.0...
Cyber Security and Sauerkraut: usd Kick-Off 2024 Unites Mission and People
usd Kick-off: our look back at what we have achieved together and our outlook on opportunities and strategies for the future. 2023 has shown that...
Security Advisories for Zimperium and FileCloud
The pentest professionals at usd HeroLab examined Zimperium and FileCloud during their pentests. A critical vulnerability was...
Secure or Not Secure, That Is the Question: “Cyber Security Assessments in Practice” at TU Munich
What are the different types of cyber security assessments? Why do companies undergo such security assessments? And how exactly does it work? Nico...
PCI DSS v4.0 – The Most Important Changes at a Glance: Keyed Cryptographic Hashes
Last updated: 30 January, 2024On March 31, 2022, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released version 4.0 of the PCI DSS...
Security Advisories for Gambio
The pentest professionals at usd HeroLab examined the online shop software Gambio during their pentests. The software offers merchants various...
Information Security in Third Party Risk Management: The Basics
Companies often work with a large number of service providers in order to be able to concentrate on their core business or save costs. For this to...