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More on PCI tokenization issues

The great promise of tokenization in a PCI-DSS environment is that you get the benefits of end-to-end encryption with a technology that in theory is much simpler and cheaper. As with a lot of

Citigroup stokes calls for guidance on security

The fallout from the online breach at Citigroup, which might have compromised more than 360,000 consumer accounts, will be felt for some time to come. In the wake of the breach, the FDIC has strongly

Card breaches lead to criticism of PCI standard

The recent string of online theft incidents--RSA, Sony and Lockheed Martin being the highest profile examples--has pushed card fraud off the front page. But it's still a critical issue. And a card

PCI-DSS compliance work continues despite doubts

The funny thing about PCI-DSS is that it generally works, but not everyone believes it. A recent survey from the Ponemon Institute and Imperva--the 2011 PCI-DSS Compliance Trends Study--shows that

PCI DSS rules kick in this month

Version 2.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) are already in effect, basically giving companies a year to implement and validate changes. This is not earth-shattering news

PCI DSS in the cloud, coming soon?

During the ramp up to PCI DSS version 2.0--that is the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards most recent release--there were some well-known big issues, like end-to-end encryption, for which

Growing pains for the PCI-DSS

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council gathers once a year to discuss the world of PCI security and related issues. It seems that times have certainly changed. Years ago, if you

Will critics be satisfied with PCI-DSS 2.0?

We've been talking about the next iteration of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) for quite a while; the timeline for the release of PCI DSS 2.0 was never a secret . You could say

Europe readying for Visa's new CodeSure card

As the hunt for measures to supplement PCI-DSS (or perhaps replace it) continues, Visa is ready to launch its Visa CodeSure card in Europe, which operates as a standard chip card but also includes an

Security and compliance still the focus of IT spending

We've suggested on several occasions that in this time of budgetary constraint, compliance and security projects would likely be easier sells internally, with risk management not far behind. As the