2017 Board of Advisors nomination and election process
Welcome new POs
The Guardian: Staying One Step Ahead of the Hackers
CSO: 10 years of PCI: Building the payment security of tomorrow by learning from our past
Twitter milestone
Two weeks until Asia-Pacific Community Meeting
Europe Community Meeting: Feedback wanted
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Special Interest Group voting The voting period for 2017 Special Interest Groups (SIG) will open next week. We will provide instructions on voting via email and through the PO portal.
2017 Board of Advisor nomination and election process The Board of Advisors represents the Council’s Participating Organizations worldwide to ensure global industry involvement in the development of PCI Security Standards. As strategic partners, they bring market, geographical and technical insight to PCI Council plans and projects. The current board completes its term in 2017, and the Council will begin the process of soliciting nominations from Participating Organizations on 23 January 2017. We will follow the same process as we have in previous years, where nominations will be submitted via the PO portal and voting via an electronic ballot.
Please stay tuned to the PCI Monitor for additional communications on this topic. In the meantime, contact secretariat@pcisecuritystandards.org with any questions.
Welcome these new POs Over the past month, 13 new companies have joined forces with the Council to help keep payments secure.
AllPay Limited
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Amano McGann Inc.
Roseland, NJ
Bank South Pacific
Papua, New Guinea
Compañia Peruana de Medios de Pago S.A.C
Lima, Peru
Concardis GmbH
Eschborn, Germany
Dixons-Carphone Warehouse
London, United Kingdom
Holland and Barrett
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
PayPoint Plc
Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Sears Holdings Corporation
Hoffman Estates, IL
Superior Equipment Company
St. Louis, MO
Spectracom
Rochester, NY
Travis Perkins plc
Northampton, United Kingdom
ZEROFOX, INC.
Baltimore, MD
The Guardian: Staying One Step Ahead of the Hackers International Director, Jeremy King, was featured on the front page of a cyber security insert in The Guardian newspaper on Monday, 31 October. In it, Jeremy discusses the Council’s Small Merchant Task Force and the importance of implementing the PCI DSS to thwart cyberattacks.
CSO: 10 years of PCI: Building the payment security of tomorrow by learning from our past Chief Technology Officer, Troy Leach, authored a blog post for CSO.com on the Council's decade-long history and the future of payment security. This is the first post on the newly-launched PCI blog for CSO.com. You can follow future posts by subscribing to the CSO RSS feed.
Twitter Milestone The Council's Twitter handle, @PCISSC, reached the milestone of 10k followers, just in time for the Council's 10 year anniversary. Follow the Council's Twitter handle for late-breaking news from the Council and industry insights.
Participation Opportunities
Singapore awaits… Our final Community Meeting of the year is just two weeks away– have you registered? If you are in the Asia-Pacific region, this is a “can’t miss” event! We’ll have sessions on data breach forensics, cybersecurity trends, Internet of Things vulnerabilities, ATM security, and much more.
Plus, Discover Global Network is holding their inaugural APAC Global Operations and Risk Summit two days before the PCI Community Meeting. Why not plan to attend BOTH events?
And, we have secured hotel rooms at a discounted rate! A limited number of guest rooms have been set aside at the Swissôtel The Stamford with a reduced nightly rate starting at S$280. The conference group rate is only good until THIS Friday 4 November! Rooms are filling fast – so please make your reservation now. For conversion rates click here.
Feedback Requested A big thanks to all of you who attended the 2016 Europe Community Meeting in Edinburgh. We hope you found the sessions, speakers and networking opportunities to be of great value to you and your organization. Please take just five minutes to complete this short survey about your experience.
You have the option of completing the survey directly from the mobile app – or by clicking this link– you do NOT need to do both! If you’ve already completed the survey on the mobile app – thank you. If you haven’t, please take a moment to complete whichever format is most convenient for you. We appreciate your input.
Career opportunities at the PCI Council Are you a savvy payment industry professional looking to make a difference in the future of payment card security? This open position may be for you!
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