Articles about pci data security standard

Version 3.0 is effective immediately, and version 2.0 will be retired on May 12, 2011. Continue Reading »

While PCI DSS is a compliance requirement, there are virtually no consequences. Continue Reading »

JC Penney was one of the retailers whose systems Albert Gonzales breached, but it fought to remain anonymous. Continue Reading »

Former federal prosecutor Mark Rasch said the sentence is "the harshest ever handed down for a computer crime" in the United States. Continue Reading »

Whenever we talk about big data breaches, like the ones at TJX or Heartland in recent years, the question always comes up: Were there compliance problems? Continue Reading »

Last week, Heartland Payment Systems announced it had reached a settlement  with Visa to benefit card issuers affected by the 2008 data breach. Continue Reading »

A recent Ponemon survey (pci-dss-survey-key-findings-final4) found 71% of companies don’t consider PCI as strategic, though 79% had experienced a breach. Continue Reading »

Christmas shopping is front of mind for many of us this time of year. Continue Reading »

You don’t have to look much further than the high-profile credit card losses or data breaches of the last few years to realize that companies are extremely vulnerable to data theft. Continue Reading »

The hackers used the devices' remote-access software to steal credit card numbers from the systems. Continue Reading »