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On September 23, 2011
Data Security and compliance gaps at your retail locations
Determining the compliance gaps at your business is one of the first steps to achieving compliance. Any of the following gaps in your store environment would mean your are NOT PCI compliant:
- Unnecessary and vulnerable services not removed
- Inadequate access controls and vulnerable ... Read More
On September 10, 2011
The truth is out, revealed by Visa
Any retailer who is serious about dealing with PCI compliance sure knows what merchant level they are at. A smaller retailer like a Level 3 or 4 who lives in the world of denial may not know only because PCI compliance is a botheration to them. Well, here is a report recently announced by Visa on ...
Read MoreOn September 5, 2011
Differentiating between good, mediocre and bad security vendors
Retailers don't have a clue and it is indeed difficult to differentiate between vendors when everybody claims to be the best. Sometimes, security vendors take advantage of and get retailers precisely on their weak points. Not too many retailers understand what PCI compliance really means. Here is ...
Read MoreOn August 26, 2011
Revelations on passwords. Did you get a pass from PCI DSS!
According to various online sources, the 25 most common passwords divulged from the
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On July 14, 2011
Virtual environments can’t escape PCI DSS standards and compliance
The PCI Council recently came out with an updated supplement to PCI DSS 2.0 for virtual environments. Apparently, much needed clarifications have been addressed in this new documents. Standards have to be read and re-read to understand what they exactly mean. Essentially, what it comes down to ...
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