27 August 2014

Retailers urged to defend against 'Backoff' point-of-sale malware

27 August 2014

Backoff malware widespread, PCI Council issues call to action

27 August 2014

PCI Council urges retailers to protect against malware

27 August 2014

PCI SSC Bulletin on Malware Related to Recent Breach Incidents
WAKEFIELD, Mass., 27 August 2014 — In a statement released on 22 August by the United States Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security, a warning was issued that a Point of Sale (POS) malware dubbed “Backoff” may have infected systems in over 1,000 organizations and represents a very real threat to the security of cardholder data in all organizations.

27 August 2014

PCI SSC Bulletin on Malware Related to Recent Breach Incidents

26 August 2014

OCC: More Third-Party Risk Guidance

25 August 2014

In Run up to Annual Community Meetings, PCI Council Announces 2015 Special Interest Group Project Proposals
WAKEFIELD, Mass., 25 August 2014 — Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced the list of Special Interest Group (SIG) proposals for consideration as 2015 projects. Each topic will be presented to attendees at the 2014 North American and European Community Meetings in advance of an online election in October.

22 August 2014

PCI DSS 3.0 compliance deadline approaches. Will it make any difference?

15 August 2014

Merchants Ignore Payment Card Guidance At Their Own Risk

12 August 2014

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ensure Card Security with Global Standards Utilize the timing of IC device adoption

11 August 2014

PCI council releases third-party security assurance guidance

07 August 2014

SSC issues PCI compliance checklist for third-party service providers

07 August 2014

PCI Council Addresses the Risks to Payment Data in Partnerships

07 August 2014

Eye on Security: Visa Pumps Up Gas-Station Analytics; PCI Council Issues Guidance on Third Parties

07 August 2014

New PCI Guidance for Third-Party Risks

07 August 2014

PCI Security Standards Council Publishes Third-Party Security Assurance Guidance
WAKEFIELD, Mass., 07 August 2014 — Businesses are rapidly adopting a third-party operations model that can put payment data at risk. Today, the PCI Security Standards Council, an open global forum for the development of payment card security standards, published guidance to help organizations and their business partners reduce this risk by better understanding their respective roles in securing card data.

29 July 2014

PCI Security Standards Council Announces 2015 Tokyo Community Meeting
TOKYO, 29 July 2014 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council, an open global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced Tokyo as the site for the 2015 PCI Asia-Pacific Community Meeting. The annual gathering provides the opportunity for business leaders representing a breadth of industries and countries in Asia-Pacific to come together and discuss the latest updates and challenges in payment card security, including regional threat trends, technology opportunities and how PCI Standards can improve payment security worldwide.

17 July 2014

New PCI Essentials Training Course to Improve Payment Security Awareness
WAKEFIELD, Mass., 18 July 2014 —Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced that PCI Essentials, a new interactive eLearning program to train employees on basic security practices for protecting payment and other sensitive data, is available at a 30% off introductory rate through 31 August, 2014.

25 June 2014

SPOTLIGHT ON...Retailers must beef up password security

25 June 2014

PCI Security Standards Council Selects Stephen W. Orfei as New General Manager
WAKEFIELD, Mass., 25 June 2014 — Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced its selection of Stephen W. Orfei as incoming General Manager.