Updates to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) have been released by the PCI Security Standards Council. The updates, hopefully, will bring some clarity to a number of areas ...

PCI DSS helps to reduce cyber-crime through changes in payment card encryption and updates in POS (Point of Sale) technology. “Fraudsters will always be out there attempting to hack any and every ...

Data Security Standard (DSS), issued by the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC), which establishes technical and operational requirements to protect cardholder data and promote consistent security ...

There’s no doubt that the mere existence of a uniform policy — adopted, recommended and even mandated by such firm rivals as American Express, Visa and MasterCard — is a huge step forward. Companies ...

As the average cost of a breach hits $4.45 million, regulatory authorities are driving more industrywide requirements to address growing threats. The critical role payment and financial services play ...

For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored. It’s ...

All Northwestern University departments that accept credit/debit card payments are considered merchant locations and must process those payments in a secure manner. It is the responsibility of each ...