PCI Security

  At times, Nicole Braun was the only female Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) in the entire country of New Zealand. In our 2021 podcast series debut, Nicole explains how she found success in the payments industry, against all odds, and why she thinks there are encouraging ... read more

  From 6 January 2021 to 4 February 2021, PCI SSC stakeholders can participate in a Request for Comments (RFC) on the new SPoC Unsupported Operating Systems Annex draft. ... read more

  After more than 10 years at PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), Gill Woodcock, VP, Global Head of Programs, retires this month. In this blog, we interviewed Gill about her career in IT security and the payments industry, the most rewarding aspects of her job, ... read more

  From now through 21 December 2020, PCI SSC Participating Organizations are invited to vote on proposals for 2021 Special Interest Group (SIG) projects.   ... read more

When the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) developed its Software Security Framework (SSF) a few years ago, it relied on the expertise of a Software Security Task Force. As part of this task force, SAFECode, along with other industry partners, played an instrumental role in ... read more

As Associate Director for India, Nitin Bhatnagar is responsible for driving awareness and adoption of PCI Security Standards in the country. Bhatnagar works closely with merchants, acquirers, financial institutions, security practitioners, law enforcement and other key stakeholders across the Indian payment ecosystem. Here he discusses payment ... read more

On 28 October 2022, the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) program will officially close. In this blog, Jake Marcinko, PCI SSC Senior Manager, Emerging Standards, shares how PA-DSS compares to its successor, the PCI Secure Software Standard, a standard within the PCI Software Security Framework ... read more

Every two years we ask PCI SSC Participating Organizations to nominate candidates and then vote to elect those whom you believe will best represent the interests of your organization, industry sector or region. It is that time again. ... read more

  From 2 November to 1 December 2020, PCI SSC stakeholders can participate in a Request for Comments (RFC) on PCI Card Production v3 Draft Standard. Stakeholders can review the primary changes which are summarized in the Card Production and Provisioning Security Requirements v3.0 Summary of ... read more

  From businesswoman to cybersecurity chief, Gina Gobeyn took a nontraditional route to the payments space and found that it made all the difference. In this month’s blog series, Gobeyn explains why soft skills are just as important as technical skills when it comes to protecting ... read more

  The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently announced the nomination period for the next PCI SSC Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors represents PCI SSC Participating Organizations worldwide to ensure global industry involvement in the development of PCI Security Standards. As strategic partners, ... read more

PCI SSC's Troy Leach and NCFTA's Matt LaVigna share guidance and information on protecting against Account Testing Attacks. ... read more

  The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently announced the nomination period for the next PCI SSC Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors represents PCI SSC Participating Organizations worldwide to ensure global industry involvement in the development of PCI Security Standards. As strategic partners, ... read more

PCI SSC and ATMIA share guidance and information on protecting against ATM Cash-outs. ... read more

  Protecting data is everyone’s responsibility, according to Diana Greenhaw who followed a nontraditional path into the security space. In this month’s blog series, Greenhaw explains why you don’t have to be an information technology expert to work in cybersecurity. ... read more