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Will consumers always want free banking?

Comment In other words, for customers who use the bank purely for payment transactions, settle credit card payments in a timely fashion, and do not overdraw their accounts beyond agreed limits, the bank's services - which could include cheque, credit card...

Tags: oft, free banking

[12 May 2008]

Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic

News Cheque payments continue to decline in the UK as card transactions increase, according to UK payments association Apacs. Apacs director of communications, Sandra Quinn, said as retailers stop accepting cheques it is expected that a large proportion...

Tags: debit cards, cheques, apacs

[12 May 2008]

Achieving PCI Compliance For: Privileged Password Management & Remote Vendor Access

whitepaper Though PCI compliance is not a government driven requirement such as Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA, noncompliance under PCI can have a devastating impact on any enterprise that relies on credit card transactions.

Tags: security standards

[12 May 2008]

Is Your WLAN Putting Your PCI Compliance at Risk?

whitepaper The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard was created in 2004 by major credit card companies - American Express, Discover Financial, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International - to provide security and privacy of customers...

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[11 May 2008]

Citrix Solutions for Complying With PCI-DSS: Ensuring Protection of Web Applications and Privacy of Cardholder Information

whitepaper The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a global standard governed by the major credit card companies. The standard comprises a set of directives for entities that handle credit cards, with the goal of reducing fraud.

Tags: security standards

[10 May 2008]

Wireless LAN Security Best Practices and PCI Compliance

whitepaper Any business that handles credit card data must comply with the requirements of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. This paper describes how best practices for wireless LAN security help businesses meet compliance requirements...

Tags: wireless lan

[10 May 2008]

Lessons Learned: Top Reasons for PCI Audit Failure and How to Avoid Them

whitepaper Although the drive to protect credit card data is vital, many companies have yet to implement the technologies and processes needed to address the standard's specific requirements. Today's Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS...

Tags: security standards

[10 May 2008]

PCI Compliance: The Importance of Securing Payment Information

whitepaper This effort resulted in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), a multifaceted security standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design, and other...

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[10 May 2008]

PCI Data Security Standard: SSO - Strong Authentication - Physical/Logical Security Convergence

whitepaper During the last ten years there has been an explosion in the use of Internet-based commerce, as well as a drastic increase in credit and debit card usage in the physical storefront. Department of Justice, the number of identity thefts and...

Tags: security standards

[09 May 2008]

Encrypting Recordings Is Not Enough: Steps to Protect Your Most Sensitive Data

whitepaper The PCI Data Security Standards were created to protect the personal and financial data customers entrust to retailers, banks, service providers, and credit card companies. As fraud and identity theft becomes more prevalent, businesses that record...

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[09 May 2008]

Managed File Transfer and the PCI Data Security Standards

whitepaper The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) are intended for use by merchants, financial processors, point-of-sale vendors, and banks, credit unions and other financial institutions that transmit, process and/or store credit...

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[09 May 2008]

Ensuring Compliance With PCI Data Security Standards: Employing CoreGuard to Meet Encryption and Access Control Requirements for Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standards

whitepaper Compliance with PCI (Payment Card Industry) data security requirements is a key initiative for any company that processes credit cards. PCI, an industry-wide adoption of Visa's CISP (Cardholder Information Security Program), is the credit card...

Tags: security standards

[08 May 2008]

The PCI Data Security Standard: It's Everywhere Your Credit Card Data Wants to Be

whitepaper Unfortunately (and through no fault of Visa), a great deal of credit card data and other sensitive information has ended up in a lot of places that people would rather want it not to be. It seems that not a day goes by without reports of a high...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

PCI Data Security Standard: The Risk Mitigation Challenges of the "12 Commandments"

whitepaper Payment Card Industry's (PCI) is designed to safeguard credit card data from the time it is received until the end of its life cycle. The stakes are high for organizations that rely on heavy use of credit card processing to sell products and...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

Achieving and Maintaining Compliance With the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards

whitepaper During the past several years, credit card associations have begun to make a concerted effort to raise the level of security within the industry. To respond to these issues, the credit card associations adopted a consolidated data security standard...

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[07 May 2008]

Meeting the 12 Rules of the PCI Data Security Standards: Employing CoreGuard to Meet Encryption and Access Control Requirements for Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standards

whitepaper Compliance with PCI (Payment Card Industry) data security requirements is a key initiative for any company that processes credit cards. PCI, an industry-wide adoption of Visa's CISP (Cardholder Information Security Program), is the credit card...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

Meeting and Exceeding PCI 1.1 Compliance Today

whitepaper All merchants and service providers that handle, transmit, store or process information concerning any of these cards, or related card data, are required to be compliant with PCI or face contract penalties or even termination by the credit card...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

Encryption Key Management, Key Rotation and the PCI Data Security Standard

whitepaper The credit card associations Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover aligned their individual policy protection programs to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Enterprise Information Protection The Payment...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)

whitepaper Hand-in-hand with card acceptance comes the responsibility to safeguard and protect all transaction and consumer data. As a result, financial institutions and card issuers increasingly view education institutions as risky merchants.

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

You Sure You Want to Charge That?: Is the PCI DSS Protecting You?

whitepaper Credit card vendors enforce the PCI DSS and penalties are harsh for merchants who fail to comply. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, was established to create a unified security standard whose implications have grown due...

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[07 May 2008]

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