1-in-4 worms spread through infected USB devices

Hard on the heels of a report that a USB drive was used to compromise U.S. military networks in 2008, a security company today claimed that 25% of all new worms are designed to spread through the portable storage devices.

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Visa Raises The Bar For PA-DSS Applications And Vendors

For example, using a PA-DSS validated application by itself does not make you PCI compliant. Rather, you still need to implement the application according to the vendor’s implementation guide (which is sometimes an issue when resellers are involved), and you have to implement it in a PCI-compliant environment.

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