PCI Perspectives

Laura K. Gray

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is a global forum that brings together payments industry stakeholders to develop and drive adoption of data security standards and resources for safe payments worldwide.

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PCI on Mobile Payment Acceptance: SPoC and Contactless Updates

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 29 May, 2019 in Software and Mobile and SPoC and Contactless

PCI SSC recently completed the first of two request for comments (RFC) periods on the draft PCI Co... READ MORE

PCI Software Security Framework: Update on Assessor Qualification

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 23 May, 2019 in Software and Apps and Interview and PA-DSS and Software Security Framework

Who will be eligible to conduct assessments under the PCI Software Security Framework? How will th... READ MORE

Programs Update: PCI Software Security Framework

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 25 Apr, 2019 in Software and Apps and Interview and PCI DSS and Software Security Framework

New validation programs are being developed to support the PCI Software Security Standards. Together... READ MORE

PCI Standards in 2019: Q&A with CTO Troy Leach

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 12 Apr, 2019 in Point to Point Encryption (P2PE) and Interview and PCI DSS and PTS POI and Third Party Risk and Participation and Request for Comments and SPoC and Software Security Framework and Contactless

What do stakeholders need to know about PCI Security Standards in 2019? PCI SSC Chief Technology Off... READ MORE

PCI Council Executive Director on 2019 Priorities

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 28 Mar, 2019 in Interview and PCI SSC and Participation

A little more than a year into his role as Executive Director, Lance Johnson provides an update on w... READ MORE

PCI DSS: Looking Ahead to Version 4.0

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 6 Mar, 2019 in PCI DSS

PCI SSC has begun efforts on PCI Data Security Standard version 4.0 (PCI DSS v4.0). Here we provide ... READ MORE

Regional Update: India

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 5 Mar, 2019 in Interview and Participation and India

Associate Regional Director for India, Nitin Bhatnagar, provides an update on PCI SSC efforts in the... READ MORE

Request for Comments: PCI SPoC MSR Annex

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 26 Feb, 2019 in Software and Participation and Request for Comments and SPoC

From 26 Feb to 26 March, PCI SSC stakeholders can participate in a Request for Comments (RFC) on t... READ MORE

PCI SPoC and Contactless Standards: What to Expect in 2019

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 25 Jan, 2019 in Mobile and Request for Comments and SPoC and Contactless

At the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) we continue to evolve PCI Security Standards to prov... READ MORE

PCI SSC in Brazil: New Regional Engagement Board for 2019

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 18 Jan, 2019 in Interview and Participation and Brazil and Regional Engagement Board

PCI SSC has announced a newly expanded Brazil Regional Engagement Board. Here we talk with PCI SSC R... READ MORE

Just Published: New PCI Software Security Standards

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 16 Jan, 2019 in Software and Apps and Interview and PA-DSS and Software Security Framework

PCI SSC has published the PCI Secure Software Standard and the PCI Secure Software Lifecycle (Secure... READ MORE

PCI DSS: Reminders and Resources

Posted by Laura K. Gray on 17 Dec, 2018 in TLS/SSL and PCI DSS and Cloud Security and Multi-Factor Authentication and FAQ

Version 3.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) will be retired at the end of 2018. Here are... READ MORE

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