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Is Your Payment Application Ready to Leap to PA-DSS Version 3.2?
With the release of PA-DSS 3.2, on June 8th, the PCI Council has provided sunset dates for PA-DSS 3.1 applications and application listing. Key item...
PCI DSS V3.2 Is Almost Here!
The PCI Security Standards Councils confirmed last week that the updated version of PCI DSS (v3.2) will be released at the end of April 2016. The...
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The Panama Papers - a new kind of breach?
In the world of data breaches, it’s not often that we see something totally new. This last week we may just have had such a thing. Most people are...
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Why the Apple vs. FBI Dispute Is A Good Thing
The Internet and mainstream media has been ablaze with articles and opinion pieces about the dispute between the FBI and Apple over an iPhone used by...
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Just like spring - a new version of PCI DSS will come early this year!
Last week the PCI Standards Council commented on the upcoming DSS 3.2 update and what it means for the rest of 2016. Ever since the sunset of SSL and...
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Sunset of SSL Extended
If you’ve been struggling with keeping up with various SSL vulnerabilities and planning an orderly cutover to TLS then the recent announcement by the...
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Must Format Preserving Encryption (FPE) be distinguishable from cardholder data for PCI?
Previously we looked at Format Preserving Encryption (FPE) its characteristics and suitability for application in solutions intended for PCI DSS. To...
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PCI DSS Version 3.1 Has Arrived
The PCI Security Standards Council today published the expected update to PCI releasing these documents including some specific migration guidance:...
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PCI Security Standards Council set to kill off SSL in PCI DSS/PA-DSS 3.1 updates
The PCI council has released an announcement that they are preparing an updated version of the PCI DSS (v3.1) and PA-DSS (v3.1), where they will be...