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June 30 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 30, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced it is building on the success of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to date by introducing a new process and structure for contributing to PCI SSC initiatives through these groups.
June 29 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 29, 2011 -The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the keynote speakers for the 2011 North American Community Meeting.
June 24 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 24, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today provides clarity around what type of payment applications are eligible for PA-DSS validation and listing, including an update on the applicability of PA-DSS to mobile payment acceptance applications.
June 17 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 17, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced it is has assumed management of the PCI PIN Security Requirements, previously administered by Visa and MasterCard, and is openly seeking feedback from Participating Organizations in order to issue an updated version of the requirements in the fall of 2011.
June 14 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 14, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the findings of the Council's Virtualization Special Interest Group. The PCI DSS Virtualization Guidelines Information Supplement provides guidance to those in the payment chain on the use of virtualization technology in cardholder data environments in accordance with PCI DSS.
June 13 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass. June 13, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced that PCI Awareness online training is now available. An introductory level course, the four hour training is designed for anyone interested learning more about PCI and provides an overview of PCI security basics in a flexible online format.
May 20 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 20, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the results of elections for the PCI SSC Board of Advisors, a cross-industry group chartered by the Council to ensure global stakeholder representation in the ongoing development of PCI Security Standards...
May 12 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 12, 2011 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced the appointment of Mauro Nunez as Vice President of Operations for the PCI SSC...
April 15 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., April 15, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced dates and locations for its 2011 Community Meetings, the Council’s annual forums for engaging with Participating Organizations and members of the assessment community on the PCI Security Standards...
March 18 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., March 18, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today released an educational resource on PCI DSS requirements for securing cardholder data in audio recordings. The Protecting Telephone-Based Payment Card Data Information Supplement provides actionable recommendations to merchants and service providers for securely processing payment card data over the telephone....
March 10 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., March 10, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) today introduced a new PCI DSS training program to increase the consistency and quality of Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) scanning services to merchants...
February 16 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., February 16, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) today announced its training programs for 2011. The expanded portfolio not only offers greater flexibility for global stakeholders but also adds courses that address a variety of knowledge levels to foster networking and best practice sharing across industries and geographies....
January 27 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., January 27, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) today announced that nominations for election to the 2011-2013 PCI SSC Board of Advisors are now open...
January 12 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., January 12, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) today announced that Eduardo Perez, head of global payment system security, Visa Inc., has been appointed as chairperson of the PCI Security Standards Council for the 2011 term. Perez will guide the Council as it works with industry stakeholders globally to implement version 2.0 of the standards and increase awareness of payment card security around the world in the coming year...
January 05 2011
WAKEFIELD, Mass., January 5, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) today announced the start of phase two of the standards development lifecycle, with version 2.0 of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS formally made effective on January 1, 2011...
December 10 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., December 10, 2010 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) today announced availability of the PCI Forensic Investigator (PFI) program that aligns industry requirements for identifying and approving forensic investigators to ensure the consistency and quality of these services to compromised entities. With a consolidated list of approved PCI Forensic Investigators, organizations requiring forensic investigative services can now consult a single resource recognized by each payment card brand...
October 28 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., October 28, 2010 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today released version 2.0 of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS. Reflecting input from the Council’s global stakeholders, this latest version is designed to provide greater clarity and flexibility to facilitate improved understanding of the requirements and eased implementation for merchants. Version 2.0 becomes effective on January 1, 2011...
October 21 2010
WAKEFIELD, October 21, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced that more than 1500 members of the PCI community from nearly 40 countries gathered in recent weeks to discuss the next version of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS, making these the most widely attended PCI SSC Community Meetings to date. Version 2.0 of the standards is set to be released on October 28...
October 05 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., October 5, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), released guidance papers on the use of point-to-point encryption (P2PE) and EMV technologies in a payment card data environment...
August 12 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., August 12, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), published documentation highlighting the expected changes to be introduced with version 2.0 of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS in October 2010...
July 08 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 8, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced the appointment of Jeremy King as European Director for the PCI SSC. Based in the United Kingdom, King will work with the Council’s General Manager and member organizations to increase the Council’s presence in Europe and support its mission to enhance cardholder data security by driving education and awareness of the PCI Security Standards globally...
June 22 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 22, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced all three of its standards will follow a three year development lifecycle period, with the release of updated versions of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS in October of 2010. A consistent, transparent lifecycle for all Council managed standards will simplify the implementation process for the entire payment industry...
June 18 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 18, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced the availability of new training sessions across the United States this year...
June 15 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 15, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced it will hold a “Standards Lifecycle Update” webinar for all payment card industry stakeholders to attend on Tuesday, June 22 at 3:00 p.m. ET / noon PT, and Wednesday, June 23 at 11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT...
May 12 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 12, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) security requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced the publishing of version 3.0 of the PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point of Interaction (POI) security requirements...
April 30 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., April 30, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Security Requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced the launch of its Internal Security Assessor Program (ISA), offering PCI DSS training and certification for internal assessment staff at entities such as merchants, acquiring banks and processors. The three day course is designed to test and qualify in-house security personnel on how to validate and maintain ongoing PCI compliance within their organizations...
January 25 2010
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Jan. 25, 2010 — Today, the PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Security Requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), announced that Bruce Rutherford, group head, fraud management solutions, payment system integrity, MasterCard, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the PCI Security Standards Council. Rutherford will steer the Council as it works with industry stakeholders to create and release new standards in 2010...
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