Payment Security
Understanding PCI Compliance V 4.0.1 for Beginners
Posted: Jul 24, 2024On March 31, 2022, the PCI Security Standards Council released PCI DSS v4.0.1, the latest update to these crucial security guidelines. The older version, PCI DSS v3.2.1, remained valid until March 2024. After that date, compliance of the new PCI DSS v4.0.1 requirements became mandatory.
Critical Security Update for Adobe Commerce Magento Users
Posted: Jul 17, 2024Critical Security Update for Adobe Commerce Magento Users - Attack is Latest Example of Why PCI DSS 4.0 Requires eSkimming Controls
Important Update PCI DSS v4.0 New Requirements for Online Merchants – ASV
Posted: Jul 10, 2024Attention all online merchants! The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has released new requirements under PCI DSS v4.x to enhance security for those taking online payments.
The Myth of Instant PCI Compliance Through Outsourcing
Posted: Jun 10, 2024If your business is accepting credit cards as a form of payment for good and services you must be PCI Compliant! This is mandatory by the card brands Visa, Master Card and American Express. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a comprehensive framework designed to protect cardholder data. Unfortunately, some businesses mistakenly believe that by outsourcing payment processing to a service provider, they automatically achieve PCI compliance. However, this oversimplification can lead to serious risks, including actual non-compliance.
PCI Clock is Ticking – Master PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance Before Time Runs Out
Posted: Apr 09, 2024The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council launched the eagerly awaited PCI DSS v4.0, marking a significant leap in the ongoing development of security standards safeguarding payment card data. Core Enhancements and Goals of PCI DSS V4.0
How Securing Payment Channels Improves Customer Trust and Confidence in an Age of Increasing Cyber-threats
Posted: Jan 27, 2020Every business leader knows the important roles trust and confidence play when it comes to customer experience. Businesses want their customers to feel confident doing business with them and not have to worry about anything else other than enjoying the product or service that they bought.
Have a Very Wary Holiday Season
Posted: Dec 17, 2019The PCI Security Standards Council recently published a piece on its website that deals specifically with the enhanced risks faced by restauranteurs in particular and small businesses in general during the holiday season.
Employee Perpetrated Data Breach Compromises 2.7 Million Customer Records
Posted: Jul 19, 2019A massive data breach recently was discovered at Desjardins, one of the largest federations of credit unions in North America. Information related to names, addresses, birth dates, social insurance numbers, email addresses and information about transaction habits of 2.7 million group members and 173,000 business customers were compromised.
Data Breaches and Cyber-attacks Highlight the Need for Securing All Payment Channels
Posted: Jun 19, 2019Despite the best efforts of businesses to beef up their internet security, hacks, data breaches and cyber-attacks continue to be a serious threat to their customers’ sensitive and confidential information, particularly their credit card data.