PCI Perspectives

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The Threat of Ransomware Attacks

Posted by Mark Meissner on 10 Feb, 2022 in eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Patching and Hackers and Awareness and PCI DSS and Multi-Factor Authentication and PCI SSC
How the spike in ransomware attacks presents an urgent threat to the payment security community. On ... READ MORE
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PCI SSC in Brazil: New Regional Engagement Board for 2022

Posted by Mark Meissner on 27 Jan, 2022 in Software and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Training and Awareness and PCI DSS and Small Merchant Resources and PCI SSC and QSA and Participation and Mobile
PCI SSC has announced a newly expanded Brazil Regional Engagement Board (REB). Here we talk with PCI... READ MORE
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Payment Security: A Perspective from Europe

Posted by Mark Meissner on 15 Dec, 2021 in Small Business and Holidays and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Patching and Passwords and Malware and Hackers and Awareness and Point of Sale (POS) and Interview and PCI DSS and PA-DSS and Small Merchant Resources and PCI SSC and Encryption and Third Party Risk and Remote Access
In the eighteen months plus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic many businesses have ... READ MORE
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Be On Alert This Holiday Season

Posted by Mark Meissner on 8 Nov, 2021 in Small Business and Holidays and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Patching and Passwords and Malware and Hackers and Awareness and Point of Sale (POS) and Interview and PCI DSS and PA-DSS and Small Merchant Resources and PCI SSC and Encryption and Third Party Risk and Remote Access
In this blog we explore the challenges around security of payment data during the hectic holiday sea... READ MORE
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Resource Guide: Defending Against Ransomware

Posted by Mark Meissner on 21 Oct, 2021 in Software and Small Business and eCommerce and Breaches and Infographic and Guidance and Patching and Passwords and Malware and Hackers and Phishing and Awareness and PCI DSS and Penetration Testing and Small Merchant Resources and Cyber Security Awareness Month and BAU and PCI SSC and Third Party Risk and Remote Access and Ransomware
Ransomware attacks have been front and center in the news recently due to high-profile breaches that... READ MORE
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New Guidelines on Remote Assessments

Posted by Lindsay Goodspeed on 24 Sep, 2021 in Guidance and Interview and PCI SSC and QSA and COVID-19
Today, the Council has published “PCI SSC Remote Assessment Guidelines and Procedures”. These Guidel... READ MORE
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Information Supplement: Implementing ISO Format 4 PIN Blocks

Posted by Lindsay Goodspeed on 16 Sep, 2021 in Guidance and PIN Security Standard and Information Supplement
The Implementing ISO Format 4 PIN Blocks Information Supplement provides guidance to help PIN acquir... READ MORE
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Back-to-Basics: Choose Trusted Partners

Posted by Alicia Malone on 7 Sep, 2021 in Small Business and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Hackers and Awareness and Vendors and PCI DSS and Small Merchant Resources and SMB Series and BAU and COVID-19 and Back to Basics
As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so secu... READ MORE
 8-digit BINs and PCI DSS: What You Need to Know - Featured Image

 8-digit BINs and PCI DSS: What You Need to Know

Posted by Lindsay Goodspeed on 2 Sep, 2021 in Guidance and PCI DSS and FAQ and 8-Digit BIN
Did you know that there are changes coming in how the Bank Identification Number (BIN, also known as... READ MORE
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Back-to-Basics: Think Before You Click

Posted by Mark Meissner on 31 Aug, 2021 in Software and Small Business and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Patching and Passwords and Firewalls and Malware and Hackers and Phishing and Awareness and Small Merchant Resources and SMB Series and BAU and Multi-Factor Authentication and COVID-19 and Back to Basics
As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so secu... READ MORE
Back-to-Basics: Properly Configured Firewalls - Featured Image

Back-to-Basics: Properly Configured Firewalls

Posted by Lindsay Goodspeed on 24 Aug, 2021 in Software and Small Business and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Firewalls and Hackers and Awareness and Small Merchant Resources and SMB Series and BAU and COVID-19 and Back to Basics
As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so secu... READ MORE
Back-to-Basics: Secure Remote Access - Featured Image

Back-to-Basics: Secure Remote Access

Posted by Alicia Malone on 17 Aug, 2021 in Software and Small Business and eCommerce and Breaches and Guidance and Passwords and Malware and Hackers and Awareness and Point of Sale (POS) and Vendors and Small Merchant Resources and SMB Series and BAU and Multi-Factor Authentication and Remote Access and COVID-19 and Back to Basics
As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so secu... READ MORE

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