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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2213564/security-expert-slams-pciBy Clement Jamesvnunet.com04 April 2008A recent security breach at US supermarket chain Hannaford Bros was almost certainly the work of hackers exploiting a single code flaw on internal systems, experts say.Hannaford Bros revealed last month that intruders had broken into its network and stolen the credit card details of some 4.2 million customers.It is understood that the hackers managed to download card details after the cards had been sw read more »
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The leading man for the payment card industry's data security standard claims that most companies affected by the mandate have begun to embrace the regulation, rather than debate or deny its merits. read more »
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/10/Acceptance-growing-for-PCI-security-standard_1.htmlBy Matt HinesInfoWorld.comApril 10, 2008The leading man for the payment card industry's data security standard claims that most companies affected by the mandate have begun to embrace the regulation, rather than debate or deny its merits.In the last year, perceptions of the PCI DSS security requirements -- authored by the world's largest credit card issuers and aimed at forcing companies that handle account data to read more »
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Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho (at) attrition.org>: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/10/Acceptance-growing-for-PCI-security-standard_1.html: : By Matt Hines: InfoWorld.com: April 10, 2008: : The leading man for the payment card industry's data security standard : claims that most companies affected by the mandate have begun to : embrace the regulation, rather than debate or deny its merits.Odd, based on my day job and a variety of communication with colleagues, it has been getting read more »
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VMware has joined the PCI Security Standards Council in a bid to get language dealing specifically with virtualization added to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. The lack of guidance on the issue has been a challenge for retailers as adoption of virtual environments has grown, according to VMware. - The honeymoon may soon be over for any retailers that have notextended attention to the Payment Card Industry Data SecurityStandard to their virtual environments.VMware announced today it ha read more »
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