PCI Security

  As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so securely in order to protect customer’s payment card data. Too often, data breaches happen as a result of vulnerabilities that are entirely preventable. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI ... read more

  There was once a time when Marie Babineau felt she had to pretend to be one of the boys in order to be taken seriously. Determined to prove herself to her male colleagues, Marie learned how to crimp an RG-45 wire, program a router in ... read more

From 21 July to 20 August, PCI SSC stakeholders can participate in a Request for Comments (RFC) on PCI Card Production and Provisioning v3 Draft Standard.  ... read more

  As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so securely in order to protect customer’s payment card data. Too often, data breaches happen as a result of vulnerabilities that are entirely preventable. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI ... read more

  Greetings to our PCI SSC stakeholder community! With 2021 half done, I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you what the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is doing to assist the industry as we continue to navigate the changes brought on by ... read more

  From Human Resources to IT Senior Program Manager, Lacey Johnson found her way to the payments industry purely randomly, by happy accident. Over time, she has been part of the diversification of her company’s Information Security department, which is now 40 percent women. In this ... read more

From 28 June to 28 July, PCI SSC stakeholders can participate in a Request for Comments (RFC) on a draft of the PCI DSS v4.0 draft validation documents. As indicated in a recent post on the PCI DSS v4.0 timeline, this RFC was added as a ... read more

  PCI DSS requirements may apply to work-from-home (WFH) environments in different ways, depending on the entity’s business and security needs and how they have configured their infrastructure to support personnel working from home. Additionally, the job functions an individual is performing may also affect how ... read more

  From 24 June to 26 July 2021, PCI SSC stakeholders are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Hardware Security Module (HSM) Modular Security Requirements during a 30 day request for comments (RFC) period. The RFC will be ... read more

  The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed how companies and employees view working from home. It is estimated that 25-30% of the workforce will be working from home multiple days a week by the end of 2021. In the rush to set up remote work environments, ... read more

  Sherri Collis spent most of her career as the lone female in the conference room, occupying roles more regularly filled by men. She was overlooked for training opportunities. She was passed up for promotions. But these experiences only fueled her drive to achieve success. In ... read more

  To follow up on an earlier communication, PCI SSC is now targeting a Q1 2022 publication date for PCI DSS v4.0. This timeline supports the inclusion of an additional request for comments (RFC) for the community to provide feedback on the PCI DSS v4.0 draft ... read more

  PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and the Brazilian Association of Credit Card and Services Companies (ABECS) talk about the threat of malware attacks in Brazil and the larger global payment environment and share guidance and information on protecting against them. ... read more

  Carey Ferro credits much of her success to having a healthy sense of curiosity. Asking questions and understanding how things work at an early age can help one shape and grow technology as a lifelong passion. But even more important, Carey says learning to practice ... read more

  The PCI SSC offers a range of  training and certification programs to support businesses in their payment security efforts. To help support the Council’s mission to educate and meet the needs of payment industry professionals, PCI SSC has recently launched a digital badging program. We talk with ... read more