Category Archives: Security Standard

Video: U.S. Cyber Challenge. Searching for the Good Hacker

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

Bank Info Security just released an interesting video on PCI. As PCI version 2.0 nears reality one of the things I took away from this video could be a major benefit to small merchants.  The PCI Council is redesigning a … Continue reading →

Posted in PCI Compliance, Security Standard | 1 Comment

Another PCI to Worry About

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

If you have a POS terminal with a PIN pad there’s another PCI that will affect you. Continue reading →

Posted in fraud trends, PCI Compliance, Security Standard | Tagged | 1 Comment

A bit of good news for PCI compliance – but only in Washington

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

Merchants that are PCI compliant have no safe harbor. If they are breached, PCI compliance means nothing. The State of Washington has fixed that. Continue reading →

Posted in Data Breach, Legal Issues, PCI Compliance, Security Standard | Tagged | 3 Comments

Free E-book: PCI Compliance for Dummies

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

Get the facts on PCI Compliance and learn how to comply with the PCI Data Security standard. Continue reading →

Posted in Data Breach, Fraud Prevention Strategies, PCI Compliance, Security Standard | Tagged , | Leave a comment

PCI Hard to Justify?

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

At least one blogger thinks PCI compliance is hard to justify. I disagree. Continue reading →

Posted in PCI Compliance, Security Standard | Tagged , | 3 Comments