The Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) compliance is a hot topic in corporate executive suites, following in the footsteps of Y2K and SOX compliance. And now, compliance with the PCI DSS standard has the attention of every CEO, CIO, and CISO.
mValent Integrity™ plays a critical role in your organization’s PCI compliance strategy for improving security around cardholder data. Specifically, mValent tracks and monitors activity around systems that contain this data:
- Track and report on software versions and patch levels for critical software components – Your company knows which versions and patch levels need to be installed; mValent Integrity will tell you which versions and patches actually are installed on each instance on your environment. With this information, your team will know exactly which systems and software resources need to be updated before a breach occurs.
- Monitor all file and directory permissions to insure that only authorized personnel have access to critical resources and data – Hackers exploit small cracks in system environments to steal identity data. Because mValent Integrity works at a very granular level on configuration and permission properties, you will be able to find these security cracks – and immediately repair them.
- Follow a comprehensive change control process – Change is the number one source of instability in any IT environment – and a source of vulnerability that often is exploited by identity thieves. mValent Integrity gives your team the tools they need to instill a comprehensive change process over software assets. All software assets can be tracked and monitored for changes and rouge changes can be reversed immediately.
- Promote the ability to reinstate secure configurations and permissions – mValent Integrity gives your team the ability to “snapshot” configuration and permission data on demand. As rogue changes which threaten cardholder data are introduced into your systems and applications, your team can use mValent to immediately roll back to any previous data that was known to be safe and secure.
To learn more, download our mValent Integrity and the PCI DSS Specification white paper.
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