Several clients have recently been asking about “Virtual Network Segmentation” products that claim to segment networks to reduce PCI compliance. They may use ARP or VLANs to control access to various ...

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It’s not breaking news that payment fraud is on the rise. According to the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP)’s latest report, nearly 75% of organizations were targets of a payments fraud ...

Sameer Malhotra is cofounder and CEO of TrueFort, a former Wall Street tech exec and an expert in IT infrastructure and cybersecurity. Locking down sensitive data isn’t just a good idea, it’s ...

The art of mastering PCI DSS compliance is primarily about defining the scope of compliance, meaning the perimeters of the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) within the enterprise network. The goal is ...

Chief Product Officer; Co-President Global Educ. As CTO of an international fintech and an advisory board member to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, I often spend my free time ...

On March 31, 2022, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council published version 4.0 of its PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The updated standards provide significant new guidance on the ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Version 3.0 of the PCI Data ...

With many retailers still not compliant with payment card data security standards, companies must find ways to protect customer information. People typically don’t get into retail to be IT experts, ...