Category IT

SOC Reporting Framework

This post introduces to System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting framework, in the context of compliance with US American law Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Regulation Context The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX or Sarbox) is a United States of America federal law. It…

Payment Gateway

A payment gateway is a merchant service provided by an e-commerce application service provider that authorizes credit card or direct payments processing for businesses. They must comply the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Payment Gateway Providers Depending…

Introduction to JavaScript

JavaScript, commonly abbreviated as JS, is a programming language focused on web development. JavaScript Description JavaScript is a multi-purpose, multi-paradigm, interpreted programming language. It is extensively used on web development as a programming language for the front-end and back-end functionality.…

International Cybersecurity Organizations

This post features international cybersecurity organizations. To find European Union cybersecurity organizations, please check this post. List of International Cybersecurity Organizations List of International Cybersecurity Organizations: FIRST FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) is a global association of…

Open Licenses

An open license, also called free license, in the context of digital content, concedes a set of conditions to an original work that grants permission for anyone to make use, modify and distribute, that work as long as they follow…

How to compress PDFs

This post summarizes some ways to compress PDF files. Free methods to compress PDFs Free Online Tools I Love PDF Official website CIB pdf standalone Official website Paid methods to compress PDFs Paid Online Tools Official website Paid Applications Adobe…

Open Data Licenses

This post is an introduction to free and open data licenses. List of Open Data Licenses Open data licenses: Open content licenses like Creative Commons also apply. PPDL Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PPDL). It is published…

Python Modules

This post explains what are modules in Python and summarizes some popular libraries. Explaining Python Modules Python modules allow to add to your computer libraries, functionalities and tools already done, tested and provided by others. This enables reusability of code,…