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PCI DSS standards halve data breaches
Posted on October 18th, 2010 No commentsData breaches are 50% less likely at businesses that comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a study has revealed.
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PCI: Is Your Institution Compliant?
Posted on November 11th, 2009 No commentsRecent Assessments Find Flawed Security PracticesSince the Heartland data breach was announced in January, there’s been no shortage of discussion about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard(PCI DSS) and its requirements of merchants and payments processors. But what about financial institutions? Banks and credit unions store large amounts of cardholder data, but often show little awareness of PCI requirements, say security experts, including the Qualified Security Assessors (QSA) who test for PCI compliance.
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Network Solutions Breach Revives PCI Debate
Posted on August 10th, 2009 No commentsIf Firms are PCI Compliant, Why are They Getting Breached?The recent data breach at Internet domain administrator and host Network Solutions compromised more than 573,000 credit and debit cardholders and begs the question: What more can be done to secure such systems? The incident also raises new questions about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI).
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FAQ on Nevada’s Security of Personal Information Law (NRS 603A)
Posted on July 21st, 2009 No commentsInfoSecCompliance (“ISC”) was recently asked by a prospective client to provide a summary of Nevada’s Security of Personal Information law (NRS 603A) and a recent amendment to the Security Law that incorporated the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI”). ISC decided to try something new and create a Frequently Asked Questions document around the PCI requirements contained in the Security Law. For better or worse (after sinking in 15 – 20 hours) ISC ended up doing FAQs for the entire Nevada Security Law
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States Scaring The POS Off Randomly Regulated Retailers
Posted on June 25th, 2009 No commentsWhen it comes to regulating retailers, what could be worse than an over-zealous Washington? How about fifty over-zealous “Washingtons”? Discussions about “Big Brother” and onerous regulation of business usually center around the federal government.
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Alaska to Roll Out New Identity Theft Law
Posted on June 24th, 2009 No commentsMore Americans are concerned about the threat of identity theft, and even though many take precautions, it’s reassuring to know that the government is taking an interest in preventing such fraud.
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Nevada toughens data protection law with crypto, PCI requirements
Posted on June 24th, 2009 No commentsNevada is getting serious about mandating the use of encryption to secure personal information. On May 29, Gov. Jim Gibbons signed into law Senate Bill No.
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Nevada Law Incorporates PCI and Provides a Liability Safe Harbor
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 No commentsNevada appears to be the second State to incorporate the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI) into its personal information security law.
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