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Payments Security News

TruComply provides insight and analysis on PCI-related news, so organizations can stay current with the PCI changes, the latest threats, and legal cases. In addition, TruComply publishes a quarterly newsletter.

Here are the most recent news summary and analyses found of the nearly 500 currently found in the TruCompliance Suite, which is available on a subscription basis.

 

Many retailers easy to hack, study says ~ Google

Are you transmitting sensitive data over a wireless network? If so, this study may interest you. Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that AirDefense, wireless security company, secretly monitored at major shopping areas in the U.S. and Europe use wireless data systems vulnerable to hacking. The data that stores routinely transmit on wireless networks include credit card and Social Security numbers and other ... Read more


Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices Program migrates to Council ~ PCI Security Council

The PCI Security Standards Council announced that it is adding a new standard for payment application software. The new standard called Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) is based on Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices (PABP). A preliminary draft of this standard has been distributed to the Council’s Board of Advisors,participating organizations, Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) ... Read more


Web security glitch derails TheTrainline.com ~ The Register (UK)

Typically, when application developers think of improper error handling (PCI DSS Requirement 6.5.7), they think of eliminating overly verbose error messages. Such messages give an attacker helpful insight into potential application vulnerabilities to exploit. However, error handling extends to how the application handles normal user input as well and whether error handling routines still enforce the required ... Read more

TruComply in the News

VISA Seeks Security Unanimity - TruComply CEO Chris Noell comments on VISA's notice to merchants whose payment applications are not compliant with PCI
ComputerWorld

Restaurant Chain Beefs Up Payment Card Protections - TruComply CEO comments on how smaller, but fast-growing companies can be surprised by the heightened PCI requirements with which they must comply
ComputerWorld

Bloggers not for easing PCI DSS - TruComply CEO comments on merchant compliance with the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
SearchSecurity.com

TJX: Data Theft Began in 2005; Data Taken from 2003 - TruComply CEO comments on the need for TJX to be validated as PCI-compliant
eWeek

Data Security Leader, Vormetric Inc. and TruComply Announce PCI Information Service to Reflect Updated PCI 1.1
Marketwire

New Credit Card Rules Crack Down On Wireless, Lighten Up On Encryption
Storefront Backtalk

Former Visa Executive Joins TruComply
Press release

Payment Security Veterans Found TruComply
Press release

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