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If you're an organization that stores / transmits / processes cardholder data, then you need to be PCI DSS compliant, so that your customers will know you are a reputable company who take the security...
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Buy the PCI DSS toolkit before the end of September and receive a free copy of 'PCI DSS: A Practical Guide to Implementing and Maintaining Compliance' (worth £29.95).PCI DSS Guide and Toolkit Special...
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You may already know that if the delivery of your services involves payment card transactions with your customers, it is effectively mandatory that your organisation is PCI DSS compliant. In the Public...
View ArticlePCI DSS compliance gives organisations 150% return in one year!
There is a huge misunderstanding, that PCI DSS compliance is expensive. What actually costs organisations a lot of money is to be non-compliant.PCI DSS compliance gives organisations 150% return in one...
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The insider threat probably represents one of the biggest risks to your organisation. Employees who don’t understand the risk posed by information technology may harm your business financially and...
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Compliance with PCI DSS should be considered the minimal level of security and does not ensure that an organisation is secure. However, compliance should ensure that an organisation has in place the...
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With the decrease in the use of cash and cheques as a payment means, the use of credit and debit cards has increased. Whether it is payments by contactless swipe, chip and pin, or transactions via the...
View ArticleTips on Segregating the CDE
I am currently working on a new Implementer’s course for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) and am looking at examples of segregating the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) from...
View ArticleNew supplements released from the PCI SSC
The PCI Security Standard Council (PCI SSC) have produced two new information supplements in January 2013, covering ATM security and e-Commerce. Both of these are available within the documentation...
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The PCI Security Standard Council (PCI SSC) has released the following documents in February 2013. They are available within the documentation library on the PCI Security Standards Council...
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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) consists of 12 requirements which were developed to protect cardholder data. Requirement 4 is about encrypting cardholder data as it is...
View ArticleThe route to PCI compliance is easy, isn’t it?
It should be easy. The PCI DSS has been around since 2005 and there are numerous vendors offering solutions to help you deliver compliance – from firewalls and encryption, through to access control and...
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If your organisation stores, transmits or processes payment card data, PCI compliance is something you have to do – but as compliance is based on a self-assessment process for the majority of...
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With the increasing number of cyber attacks on organisations and governments worldwide the demand for qualified cyber security professionals is high. The UK National Audit Office revealed in their...
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A common mantra about cyber security is that your security is only as strong as the weakest link. But what happens when the weakest link is outside of your control? The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) are...
View ArticleHow will PCI DSS v3.0 affect you?
PCI DSS v3.0 is finally out, but do you know what the major changes are and how they’re going to affect your organisation? Download our free PCI DSS green paper today to find out more. One of the major...
View ArticlePCI DSS V3.0: The Changes Explained Simply
On the 7th November, the PCI Security Standards Council released PCI DSS v3.0. Replacing v2.0, the new version will become applicable on 1st January 2014; however there will be a 12 month grace period...
View ArticlePCI Training Programme – Now Updated to PCI DSS v3.0
On the 7th November, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SCC) published version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard. For the seasoned IS veterans out there, you may have noticed...
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