This week, the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) announced their release of Revision 1.1 to SAQ 3.2. The SSC characterizes this revision as “errata,” and after careful examination, it is truly mostly “errata.” That is, there are small language changes, some corrected misspellings and a few instances of … Read more
Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been integrated into more and more mobile devices in recent years, meaning instances of mobile contactless payments are continuing to grow as more retailers accept mobile payments in-store. However, with new financial technologies come new ways for criminals to potentially defraud … Read more
Consumers raise red flags about non-compliant businesses. While most of the PCI compliance questions we receive are from businesses working to understand and implement the standard, there is one question we are asked time and again by consumers. That question is, “How do I report … Read more
Guest post by Simon Parker, Minerva Building a Case for Next-Generation Access Control Identities are stolen more during the holidays than any other time of the year. That’s because this is the season in which shoppers use their credit and debit cards the most. And … Read more
The time to understand third-party breach risk is now. Back in May, we took an in-depth look at the PCI 3.2 SAQs. We noted that the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) is responding to the recent data breaches involving third-party service providers by significantly enhancing … Read more
New Small-Business Cybersecurity Tools for Acquirers Today the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) announced a significant advancement in its efforts to foster small-business cybersecurity: A set of payment protection resources that acquirers can use to educate and empower the small merchants they serve to fight … Read more