More than just another data-security standard, the PCI program is corporate America's most ambitious effort yet to prove that it can self-regulate. But even a standard with everything going for it ...

A new version of the PCI Data Security Standard scheduled for release later this year is likely to attract more attention for what it leaves unaddressed rather than what it changes, analysts say. That ...

To become PCI compliant, companies must meet the 12 key requirements, which are split up into roughly 300 sub-requirements for firewalls, unique passwords, physical and virtual measures to avoid data ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PCI Pal (LON: PCIP), announced today that it has renewed its membership of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as a Principal Participating Organization. PCI Pal will ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Judging by the buzz at last week’s RSA Conference 2007 here, few data security standards have attracted as much attention — or generated as much angst — inside IT departments as the ...

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) has proven to be one of the most important frameworks in the fight against data breaches and fraud in the payments ecosystem. As a widely ...

The payments sector faces unique cybersecurity pressures due to the highly sensitive and valuable data it holds and processes on a daily basis. The sector has been forced to evolve its cybersecurity ...

Editor's Note: Managing Editor Tracy Kitten attended the PCI SSC Community Meeting in Orlando, Fla. This is the last in a series of stories on the event and its discussions. Merchants, financial ...

What is PCI DSS and to whom does it apply? Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a comprehensive set of security requirements that apply to the processing of credit and debit cards ...

While most businesses have done an adequate job protecting customer information, there have been a number of higher profile cases where outsiders were able to access and abuse confidential data. In ...

Can you hold Payment Card Information (PCI) data in a cloud-based service? Yes, but doing so isn’t straightforward, so the PCI Security Standards Council has published a guideline that clarifies what ...

As an increasing number of states consider bills seeking to codify pieces of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard into law, a common thread is emerging: the involvement of credit ...