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On May 22, 2014

Is PCI compliance more expensive than non-compliance?

PCI Compliance can be a hassle.  However, the real issue to businesses and retailers centers on perception of expense. What is the cost of compliance and what do retailers truly get in return? To begin with, let’ ...

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On May 8, 2014

Components of an average breach

Here's a brief summary of people and parts in a breach incident. The victim and the perpetrator It can be an individual or a business,  either a Level 1 merchant or a Level 4 merchant.   The threat could be from inter ...

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On April 4, 2014

How to ensure continuous compliance? Here are some suggestions.

Here are some points  from an article related to establishing an IT control framework. However, this is perfectly applicable for ensuring continuous compliance in retail security as well.  Some sensible high-lev ...

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On March 24, 2014

“Data Vulnerability Can Undo Years of Brand Equity”, this sums it all up.

I read this story today on Adweek and the article sums it all up in the paragraph below. When it comes to data security, most companies are doing nothing, meaning absolutely nothing.  Omega ATC has been urging retailers to take some steps, at least the initial steps recommended to secure their dat ...

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On February 26, 2014

Verizon 2014 PCI Compliance Report – Major revelations and suggestions

The 2014 Verizon report indicates that 9 out of 10 failed their PCI DSS baseline assessment. Here are some excerpts from the report:

  • Organizations that are breached tend to be less compliant with PCI DSS than the average of organizations in our resear ...

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