David Scruggs

NetFlow for PCI Compliance and Beyond

More and more, companies are recognizing the value of flow data for demonstrating compliance with the PCI DSS standard. Due to the broad range of network coverage and capabilities offered by flow-based technologies like Lancope’s StealthWatch, they provide a very efficient, cost-effective means of achieving and maintaining compliance with many of the PCI DSS requirements. Many organizations are also realizing that flow collection and analysis can do more than just help them comply, also significantly improving their network and security operations above and beyond the minimum requirements. Financial services is obviously one industry in which flow-based technologies are gaining increased… READ MORE

How NetFlow Strengthens Retail Environments

Over the past several months, Lancope has witnessed a growing interest in NetFlow collection and analysis from retail organizations, largely as a result of increasingly stringent PCI DSS requirements and enforcement. For achieving PCI compliance and maintaining strong network performance and security, it is no longer enough for retail organizations to secure the perimeter, develop policies and hope for the best. Today, retailers need increased visibility into the internal network to ensure that policies are being followed and that employees or others are not conducting activities that put the network and confidential customer data at risk. Retail outlets are ideal… READ MORE