Regional regulatory compliance trends: Strategies and implications
In this podcast, Tim White, Director of Product Management, Policy Compliance at Qualys, talks about regulatory compliance trends that across a variety of different regions in …
PCI
Do you know which data compliance standards apply to your organization?
Despite the explosion in data collection among companies in every sector and the well-documented risks of cyber threats, a new Liaison Technologies survey of nearly 500 US …
PCI Council wants more robust security controls for payment devices
The PCI Council has updated its payment device standard to enable stronger protections for cardholder data, which includes the PIN and the cardholder data (on magnetic stripe …
Boardroom execs still don’t know the value of data
Almost two thirds of businesses still don’t know the value of critical data assets being targeted by cybercriminals. IRM surveyed security heads at their recent conference, …
Payment Application Data Security Standard 3.2 released
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published a new version of its data security standard for payment software, the Payment Application Data Security Standard …
Mastercard’s Selfie ID: Playing Russian Roulette with consumer identities?
At this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, MasterCard announced it will accept selfie photographs and fingerprints as an alternative to passwords when verifying …
Point of Sale malware gaining momentum as holiday shopping season approaches
Point of sale (POS) systems – what consumers often call the checkout system – are often the weak link in the chain and the choice of malware. They should be isolated …
Infographic: Devaluing data, fighting cybercrime
For any organization connected to the Internet, it is not a question of if but when their business will be under attack, according to a recent cybersecurity report from …
Solving the third-party risk management puzzle for PCI
One of the main PCI compliance challenges for businesses is how to accurately document and monitor the payment data and personal information they hold and share with third …
Updated Point-to-Point Encryption standard now provides more flexibility
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published an important update to one of its eight security standards, simplifying the development and use of …
