by Omega | Jul 15, 2016 | Internal Vulnerability Scanning, New Technology, PCI, PCI DSS, PCI DSS 3.2
Some merchants still believe that their Point-of-Sale (POS) vendor provides all the security they need to be Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant. That would be an incorrect assumption. A POS vendor is required to be Payment Application (PA-DSS) compliant, but that...
by Omega | Apr 13, 2016 | Data Security, News, PCI, PCI DSS
Look for A PCI DSS verion 3.2 release around mid to late April, 2016. This release will not have major revisions or updates. There will be no additional releases this November, 2016. The PCI Council’s Chief Technology Officer Troy Leach said, “we are...
by Omega | Jan 12, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Security, PCI, PCI DSS 3.0
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released an update to its vulnerability standards and is giving merchants until June 2018 to migrate their security protocols, even though waiting is not recommended. Security Sockets Layer (SSL) and some...
by Omega | Oct 22, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, New Technology, PCI, PCI DSS 3.0
Have you ever wondered if the credit or debit card data of your customers is hiding somewhere in employees’ laptops and desktops? Or, if employees are actually following rules by refraining from transmitting valuable card data information via end-user messaging...
by Omega | May 1, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, PCI, PCI DSS 3.0
VISA’s guideline in response to merchant breaches caused by applications installed by integrators and resellers recommends merchants to work with an approved service provider to, • Improve security, reduce risk and maintain PCI DSS compliance • Simplify the...
by Omega | Jan 23, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, PCI, PCI DSS 3.0, QSA, SAQ, Wireless Security
The PCI Security Standards Council has enforced continuous compliance, and according to experts one of the ‘primary objectives of PCI DSS version 3.0 is to require companies to maintain adequate security controls to protect payment card data at all times, not...
