Maintaining PCI Compliance and Effective Security

PCI Compliance versus Security

Being PCI compliant is not identical to having an effective security program. Assessments address security during a snapshot in time. Maintaining security is a 24x7 concern with many moving parts. Organizations are better served by developing effective ongoing security programs rather than just gearing up for periodic assessments.  News stories of PCI-compliant organizations that have experienced large security breaches provide ample evidence of this. Legal and business consequences to these events can be significant even if PCI requirements have not been violated. After going to the trouble and expense of becoming PCI compliant, it makes sense to maintain effective security as a best business practice rather than just catch up for periodic PCI assessments.

A PCI-Compliant Security Maintenance Program

KalioTek™ is uniquely qualified to advise emerging and midsize organizations based on our team's experience operating IT and merchant data centers for two decades. We understand the challenges of blending IT and business concerns with practical security and PCI solutions. IT and security are very different disciplines with different languages. We speak both fluently. We partner with each client over the long term to help them build a cost-effective, sustainable security program with the tools, processes and controls needed for evolving security challenges. We'll help you develop security policies (the foundation of any security program) that are right for your organization's size and business model, and assist you in implementing right-sized technology solutions to support these policies.

To learn how we can help you build and comply with a practical, effective security program that gives you peace of mind, contact KalioTek at 408.550.8000.