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Visa excludes U.S. merchants to spur secure card adoption – Computerworld

compliancesoftware — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:58:09 +0000

Visa has excluded U.S. businesses from a worldwide program that encourages merchants to deploy more secure payment terminals, because of what it claims is the uncertainty surrounding new debit card rules. via Visa excludes U.S. merchants to spur secure card …

PCI for Corporate Franchise Servicer

compliancesoftware — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:21:19 +0000

Last week, Visa officially brought corporate franchisors into the world of Level 1 merchant service providers by requiring them to register as Third-Party Agents, with all that that implies. At one level, the increased visibility, attention to PCI compliance and …

Meeting the new #PCI wireless requirements

compliancesoftware — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:57:53 +0000

Beginning Sept. 30, Visa will require merchants and related businesses to conduct wireless security scans to prove compliance with version 1.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which is designed to safeguard cardholder data from wireless threats. via …

Roundup of largest data breaches / incidents

compliancesoftware — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:31:31 +0000

records date organizations 130,000,000 2009-01-20 Heartland Payment Systems, Tower Federal Credit Union, Beverly National Bank 94,000,000 2007-01-17 TJX Companies Inc. 90,000,000 1984-06-01 TRW, Sears Roebuck 76,000,000 2009-10-05 National Archives and Records Administration 40,000,000 2005-06-19 CardSystems, Visa, MasterCard, American Express 26,500,000 …

Visa Raises The Bar For PA-DSS Applications And Vendors

compliancesoftware — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:45:44 +0000

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 …

Visa offers new guidance on securing payment applications – Computerworld

compliancesoftware — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:07:22 +0000

Visa on Tuesday announced a set of security best practices for vendors of payment applications and for the systems integrators and resellers responsible for implementing and managing them. The guidelines are designed to address continuing vulnerabilities in the payment chain …

Visa Provides Guidance on Secure Implementation and Management of Payment Applications — SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ –

compliancesoftware — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:04:10 +0000

Visa today announced global industry best practices for payment application vendors, integrators and resellers that implement, install or manage payment-related systems on behalf of merchants. The best practices developed by Visa in collaboration with the SANS Institute are designed to …

Visa Clarifies Security Rules

compliancesoftware — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:48:06 +0000

This week Visa Inc. said it’s going to reduce unnecessary storage of sensitive card information in merchant payment systems. Specifically, Visa is clarifying that existing operating regulations ensure acquirers and issuers allow merchants to present a truncated, disguised or masked …

Visa tightens rules for small sellers • The Register

compliancesoftware — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:02:55 +0000

From 1 July small and medium enterprises using electronic point of sale terminals and e-commerce systems need to reach basic compliance with an entry-level version of the standard or face higher merchant fees or, in extreme cases such as in …

Tokenization and encryption for #PCI compliance

compliancesoftware — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:35:19 +0000

Tokenization and encryption may be the best solution to one of the biggest data-security challenges facing merchants: how to protect confidential payment card information against emerging threats without disrupting normal business operations. That’s according to a security brief released on …