payment data security fraud
Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News This type of fraud increased by 77 per cent last year to £207.6m, according to figures from UK payment industry body Apacs. The discovery was made by specialist card fraud police unit, the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPU), when it... [14 Aug 2008]
Tripwire PCI DSS Solutions: Automated, Continuous Compliance
White Paper The major credit card companies collaboratively developed the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to protect sensitive cardholder account data from theft and fraud. Compliance is no longer an option; it's a requirement for all... [31 May 2008]
PCI Data Security Standard
White Paper Despite the best efforts of organizations to protect customer data, consumer fraud and identity theft have hit new highs. In addition, the banking and credit card industry have spearheaded their own initiatives, including the newly revised Payment... [31 May 2008]
PCI: How to Safeguard Customer Data Against Real Threats
White Paper Through PCI DSS, the card associations are taking a stand against online fraud, misuse of cardholder data and ID theft. Merchants and service providers must implement broad policy-driven security programs to reduce the overall risk associated with... [31 May 2008]
Meeting the PCI Standard
White Paper Identity theft and credit card fraud is a large and growing problem. In order to combat this growing menace, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and other major credit card providers have joined together to introduce a... [31 May 2008]
Citrix Solutions for Complying With PCI-DSS: Ensuring Protection of Web Applications and Privacy of Cardholder Information
White Paper The standard comprises a set of directives for entities that handle credit cards, with the goal of reducing fraud. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a global standard governed by the major credit card companies. [13 May 2008]
Meeting and Exceeding PCI 1.1 Compliance Today
White Paper The primary purpose of this standard is to protect credit card data by reducing fraud and theft. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diner's Club, Discover, and JCB collaborated to create a new set of standards based on CISP (Cardholder Information... [13 May 2008]
Encrypting Recordings Is Not Enough: Steps to Protect Your Most Sensitive Data
White Paper As fraud and identity theft becomes more prevalent, businesses that record calls must adhere to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards to prevent recorded transactions from becoming a target. [13 May 2008]
PCI Compliance: The Importance of Securing Payment Information
White Paper Fraud and identity theft are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission received more than 685,000 complaints of fraud and identity theft in 2005, totaling more than $680 million in stolen assets. This effort resulted in the Payment Card Industry... [13 May 2008]
National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News Recently the UK's payment association Apacs launched the Payment Industry and Police Fraud Intelligence Unit to collate reports of fraud. A national centre to co-ordinate strategy for combating fraud in England and Wales should be in place by next... [28 Apr 2008]
PCI DSS Compliance: A Difficult But Necessary Journey
White Paper This standard is a set of network security requirements agreed upon by five of the major credit card companies in an attempt to stem the growth of credit card fraud around the world and to give a common interpretation of what security is all about. [16 Apr 2008]
Sepa fraud risk warning for businesses
News Gartner research VP of banking and investment services Alistair Newton said: "There is often a difficulty in assessing the value of data on payment fraud, because of the disparity in how it is measured from organisation to organisation. [03 Apr 2008]
Tax payer still owed millions by EDS
News The PAC report says the tax credit system continues to suffer the "highest rate of error and fraud in central government", with about £1bn of tax credits still being lost to fraud and error each year. [05 Feb 2008]
Geography lessons for online retailers
Comment For instance, online retailers and payment processors use geolocation to detect possible credit card fraud by comparing the user's location with the billing address on the account or the shipping address provided, or identifying known IP addresses... [09 Jan 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment While overall card fraud is falling, instances of online fraud are rocketing, according to UK payment association Apacs. While banks mull the external fraud problem, some concerns over internal financial security might also alarm customers. [24 Dec 2007]
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