Sheryl Benedict

QSA, Principal Consultant, Foregenix Ltd.

Sheryl Benedict is a Principal Consultant at Foregenix, with more than 20 years of experience providing PCI services, ISO 27001, compliance advisory, IT audits, and risk management activities to clients ranging from small private companies to Fortune 500 Global Organizations. She is a trusted advisor in the industry, featured in the PCI Women In Payments blog series, and also led the PCI compliance program for a large global tire manufacturing/retail organization.

Sheryl Benedict's Events

Top 10 Challenges for PCI Pen Test Scoping in Cloud Environments

Date: Wednesday, 19 October

Presented by: Sheryl Benedict, QSA, Principal Consultant, Foregenix Ltd. and Carlos Marquez, Senior Penetration Tester, Foregenix Ltd.

Technical scoping of cloud services involves accurate information, an in-depth understanding of customer expectations, compliance requirements, technical deployments and specific technologies. We will review the basics of penetration testing scoping; then with the help of real-world examples, discuss the top 10 challenges of scoping penetration tests in the cloud to help reduce the number of issues that may arise. The goal is to ensure that pen tests are accurately scoped and are effective.