PCI DSS

The organisation responsible for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has begun the process of analysing and updating the rules that aim to protect the private details of millions of consumers and businesses around the world. The PCI Security Standards Council announced that it would be reviewing the current standards and making [...]

The enforcement of the data security standards that govern the payment card industry is beginning next month and experts believe that many UK businesses could face hefty fines as a result of non-compliance. PCI DSS is being instigated by Visa from the start of July. As a result, the electronic point of sale (EPOS) and [...]

A survey has found that a notable percentage of UK-based businesses are not ready to meet the new PCI DSS regulations, putting many organisations in a position where they may breach new rules which will be gradually applied from June 2010. A total of 100 firms from various sectors, including retail and finance, were questioned [...]

PCI commentators and recent surveys have again reinforced the importance of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, as well as highlighting the penalties and pitfalls of ignoring PCI DSS guidelines. Writing for Infosecurity Magazine, independent security analyst Mark Gillespie collates and analyses recent findings which support and promote PCI DDS. Gillespie identified the current [...]

There has been widespread reporting this week of a recent fraud case where fully PCI-DSS Compliant businesses were victim to a huge and repeated breach which allowed the perpetrators to steal 130 million individual records. Trustwave, a computer security firm, conducted its 2008 audit of Heartland on April 30 and deemed it compliant with Payment [...]

PCI DSS (Payment Card industry – Data Security Standard) is currently taxing the minds of merchants up and down the land. PCI – DSS is a recently introduced standard by the card suppliers to protect end user customers. It’s requirements are far reaching – here is what your business must do: Build and Maintain a [...]