Articles filed under Managed Security Solutions

1. February 3, 2012

   PCI Compliance Observations From The Front Lines

   My name is Jorge Flores, and I’m an Account Development Specialist at ANX.  I began my career at ANX several months ago after graduating from Western Michigan University.  Each day I speak with dozens of franchise business owners and management staff about the need for PCI Compliance.  It is extremely rewarding when I hang up with someone knowing that I bolstered their knowledge on the importance of achieving and maintaining PCI compliance. The sheer scale of misconceptions and unawareness regarding the importance of PCI compliance and the benefits it has on our data security is simply astounding.  

   Receiving much publicity lately has been the data breach involving Subway.  More than 150 Subway f...

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2. November 9, 2009

   Don’t Forget to Add Common Sense to Your PCI Compliance Efforts

   Don’t Forget to Add Common Sense to Your PCI Compliance Efforts

   
   

   Harriett Beecher Stowe once wrote that “Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.”  

    

   Most of us take a common sense approach to everyday life.  For example, before leaving for work in the morning, we unplug the iron and lock the front door.  That reduces the chance of burning down the house or having someone steal your stuff.   You don’t need a reminder…it’s just common sense.

    

   So why is it so different with information secu...

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3. August 9, 2011

   ANX Adds New Secure Cloud Gateway to PCI Security & Compliance Solution

   New gateway helps smaller businesses more cost-effectively achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance

   SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (August 15, 2011)– ANXeBusiness Corp. (ANX), a leading provider of managed security, compliance and connectivity solutions, today announced Secure Cloud Gateway, an enhancement to its PCI Compliance & Security solution for small businesses. Secure Cloud Gateway includes proprietary technology with features that focus on ensuring merchant PCI DSS compliance.

   The ANX PCI Compliance & Security solution affords merchants and small businesses all of the cost benefits of cloud-based technology by delivering a suite of cloud-based UTM services that elimin...

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4. April 14, 2010

   How PCI compliance works and real life horror stories

   Still not convinced that data theft is a huge risk for retail merchants?  Watch this video for some real life case studies of how a small business is effected by cyber theft.

    

    

    

    

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5. March 1, 2011

   The Art of PCI Compliance - Risk Assessment

   The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), is “a set of comprehensive requirements for enhancing payment account data security.”  In other words, PCI provides a set of tactics to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data.  Great place to start – but it’s only part of the picture.  Applying them appropriately requires situational awareness and knowledge of the company’s core values and strategy.

   This series explores Sun Tzu’s approach to assessing an army’s readiness for battle as applied to compliance requirements in support of business strategies.

   Assess the Risk

   “Re...

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6. December 21, 2010

   What 2011 Holds in Store for Your GRC Program – Five Predictions | Prediction #5

   What does 2011 hold in store for your GRC program? My first three predictions were:

   Prediction #1: Greater Focus on Risk Management Capabilities
   Prediction #2: Redeployment of Internal Resources
   Prediction #3: Self-Service for Greater Efficiency
   Prediction #4: Increase Use of Contract / Vendor Management

   Rea...

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7. December 16, 2010

   What 2011 Holds in Store for Your GRC Program – Five Predictions | Prediction #4

   What does 2011 hold in store for your GRC program? My first three predictions were:

   Prediction #1: Greater Focus on Risk Management Capabilities
   Prediction #2: Redeployment of Internal Resources
   Prediction #3: Self-Service for Greater Efficiency

   Read below for my fourth prediction for 2011 GRC programs.

   Prediction #4 | Increase Use of Contract / Vendor...

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8. December 14, 2010

   What 2011 Holds in Store for Your GRC Program – Five Predictions | Prediction #3

   What does 2011 hold in store for your GRC program? My first two predictions were:

   Prediction #1: Greater Focus on Risk Management Capabilities
   Prediction #2: Redeployment of Internal Resources

   Read below for my third prediction for 2011 GRC programs.

   Prediction #3 | Self-Service for Greater Efficiency
   

   GRC staff such as risk, compliance, internal audit, and security personnel define the rules of the game and referee but li...

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9. December 7, 2010

   What 2011 Holds in Store for Your GRC Program – Five Predictions | Prediction #1

   It’s certainly not news that 2010 has been a tough year for organizations looking to establish and maintain an effective GRC program as they face the ongoing challenges of balancing GRC obligations with budget and resource constraints.  In 2011, as the number of applicable regulations and standards increase and organizations look to protect themselves against security breaches, I expect the importance of GRC to increase in the coming year. 

   So, where should your organization start? Over my next five blogs posts, I will share my five predictions for what 2011 holds in store for your GRC program.

   Prediction #1 | Greater Focus on Risk Management Capabilities

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10. November 29, 2010

    TruArx GRC Expert to Speak at MIS Training Institute GRC 2010 Conference

    Steve Akers, Director of Managed Risk and Compliance Services, to join GRC thought leaders in the Next Generation of GRC Products and Services Panel Discussion

    Farmington Hills, MI – November 29, 2010 – TruArx®, a leader in cost-effective, easy-to-implement governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced that Steve Akers, director of managed risk and compliance services, will be speaking at the MIS Training Institute (MISTI) GRC 2010 Conference. Beginning November 30^th at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York City MISTI GRC 2010 is an exclusive two-day training conference covering essential components of a successful GRC strategy.

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11. October 19, 2010

    A firewall alone does not provide enough protection

    I'm surprised by the number of business owners who believe their information is safe because it's behind a firewall.  That's not the case anymore.  Over the past decade, content-based threats have emerged as the thornier problem.  A firewall without unified threat management (UTM) services enabled is like a car without an airbag.  In both cases, you're just not protected enough.  Cyber threats such as botnets, phishing scams and keystroke loggers are not prevented by simple firewall technology.   In fairness, most firewall vendors do offer subscription UTM services  for malware, spam and intrusion detection.  However, turning these services on can result in performance issues such as longer...

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12. May 7, 2010

    Choosing the right managed security partner

    While at RSA earlier this year, I had an interesting discussion with Sean Martin of imsmartin consulting.  He was speaking to managed security providers and corporate IT leaders about security outsourcing. We discussed which security tasks are better suited for outsourcing and how companies should select a managed security provider.  Sean furthered his thoughts on this topic while attending Interop last week.

     

    Sean just published some well reasoned thoughts on security outsourcing in an article for SC Magazine called "Outsourced Managed Security:  What should you outsource?". It's recomme...

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13. February 24, 2010

    ANXeBusiness at RSA Conference

    I'm looking forward to the RSA conference next week in San Francisco.  I'll be joined by our CEO, Rich Stanbaugh, Chief Security Officer, Dennis Piche and Cloud Development Director, Yaron Levi.

     

    I'll be doing a daily blog from the RSA show to highlight some key observations and learnings.  I'd also welcome the opportunity to meet any friends or followers of ANX while at the show.  Just drop me an email note at mooreg@anx.com to arrange a time.

     

     

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14. November 9, 2009

    SMBs – Time to Incorporate Pandemics into your Business Continuity Planning

    These days when teams get together to discuss risk scenarios, the focus tends to be on facilities (ie What if disaster strikes?) and suppliers (ie What if we cannot get the materials we need to produce our product or service?).  Epidemics or pandemics rarely enter the thought process.  The recent outbreak of H1N1, commonly known as the swine flu, is forcing business managers to consider risks to their primary resource – their employees. 

     

    SMBs are especially susceptible to the negative economic impacts of a flu pandemic.  Considering that many are fighting to stay afloat as it is, H1N1 combined with the recession, has the potential to create a perfect storm.

     

    So...

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15. December 23, 2009

    ANXeBusiness Employees Thank Our Customers

    As the holiday season unfolds, I'd like to thank our customers for their loyalty in 2009.   ANX employees take great pride in satisfying our customers.   Here's a brief holiday message from the employees of ANX to our valued customers:

     

    Happy Holidays!