Rise of unencrypted cards
71 percent of merchants were found to store unencrypted payment card data in 2011, which is an increase of 8 percent since 2010, according to a study by SecurityMetrics. …
Improved PCI certification service from McAfee
PCI DSS certification is required by major credit card companies for all merchants who process, accept, or store credit card information. The 12 security requirements in the …
Find and eliminate credit card data
Nearly two-thirds of merchant computer systems store unencrypted payment card data in violation of the PCI DSS, according to scans of more than 475 merchant networks of all …
The crucial role of crypto technologies
Crypto technologies play a crucial role in data protection and compliance activities across a wide range of industry sectors, in both private and public organizations, …
Lush hack due to numerous security vulnerabilities
The Web site of Lush, the natural ingredients cosmetic firm, has reportedly been cracked and subverted by attackers, with reports that customers’ bank details have …
Think PCI is not beneficial? Think again
In the wake of massive data breaches of payment card information in the past few years, the topic of PCI compliance and its adoption has been top of mind in any organization …
Managed Wi-Fi access and PCI scanning in a single device
AirTight Networks launched Secure Wi-Fi – a suite of managed services which adds Wi-Fi access. With today’s launch, the company offers hosted, cloud-based, secure …
Lack of awareness for PCI DSS 2.0
New research by LogLogic has indicated that 13.8 percent of respondents are completely unaware of the new version and 15.5 percent confirm they are only partially aware of it. …
New PCI standards completed, tokenization still in question
The PCI Security Standards Council released version 2.0 of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS, designed to provide greater clarity and flexibility to facilitate improved understanding of …