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According to Verizon data, only 52.5% of companies maintained full compliance with payment card industry standards in 2017.

PCI DSS version 3.2.1 replaces version 3.2 to account for effective dates and SSL/early TLS migration deadlines that have passed. No new requirements are added in PCI DSS 3.2.1. PCI DSS 3.2...

Smaller merchants are systematically failing to engage with PCI compliance programs, according to a new acquirer survey from Sysnet Global Solutions. The survey revealed that all acquirers believe...

First word on how card security for containers, VDI, SDN and web apps The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has issued a big update to its guidance on using payment cards...

CTO Troy Leach Describes Three Key InitiativesAs payment card fraud schemes continue to evolve, the PCI Security Standards Council has to recalibrate its standards and programs, says Troy Leach,...

Will Revisions Help Smaller Merchants in Their Efforts to Prevent Breaches?Security experts analyze the potential impact of recently announced changes to the PCI Security Standards Council's...

Part of Effort to Spread Use of Global Standards for TransactionsThe PCI Security Standards Council is offering 40 percent lower fees for participating organizations in nations with lower-income...

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced new changes to the PCI Qualified Integrators and Resellers (QIR) Program in response to industry feedback and data breach report findings....

February 1, 2018 marks the deadline for businesses to adopt the new industry standard, PCI DSS 3.2, aimed at reducing and better responding to cyber attacks resulting in payment data breaches....

Responding to the market's growing interest in, and use of, mobile payments, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial...