By Azie Amini
Protection of credit card/ATM card transactions and the latest trends in banking, credit card or internet fraud.
• As we go towards the end of the year, one by one report each credit card missing and get a new one with a new account number (make sure you ask for a new account [...]
Some basic advice has been issued by Apacs, and includes:
* Don’t let your cards or your card details out of your sight when making a transaction
* Do not keep your passwords, login details or Pins written down
* Do not disclose Pins, login details or passwords in response to unsolicited emails
* Only divulge card details over [...]
Where can we find information about PCI DSS compliance that is focused on those of us who are “Mom & Pop” shops?
Since most small organizations fall into the sell-assessment category, a great resource is the Security Standards Council SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaire) section. Specifically these documents:
SAQ main page
PCI DSS SAQ instructions and guidelines
SAQ: [...]
RFID Security
Thieves now have the capabilities to steal your credit card information without laying a hand on your wallet.
It’s new technology being used in credit and debit cards, and it’s already leaving nearly 140 million people at-risk for electronic pickpocketing.
It all centers around radio frequency identification technology, or RFID.
You’ll find it in everything from your [...]
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PCI SSC has pre-announced the summary of changes for expected PCI 2.0 in October 2010. Based on summary report most of the changes are clarification or guidance.
According to Bob Russo, general manager of the PCI Security Standards Council.
“This version is 2.0, and the connotation is that there will be major changes, but [...]
There is a myth out there that we are a small company and PCI DSS does not apply to us. It does not matter how small or big your business is you must comply to PCI DSS if you process, store and transmit credit card data.
Don’t store the credit card data, if you don’t [...]
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By Tom Murphy
INDIANAPOLIS – WellPoint Inc. has notified 470,000 individual insurance customers that medical records, credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been exposed in the latest security breach of the health insurer’s records.
The Indianapolis company said the problem stemmed from an online program customers can use to track the progress [...]
There is a big misconception out there that PCI DSS compliance does not apply to us, because we are relatively a small company
The fact is PCI DSS must be met by all organizations that transmit, process or store payment card data. Also business owner want to know what is ROI on PCI compliance. It is [...]
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PCI DSS v1.2: A Practical Guide to Implementation
By David F. Carr @ Forbes
The easiest way for small businesses to address the information security requirements imposed by credit card companies is the wrong way. I’m talking about lying and praying.
In 2004 the major credit card companies got together to define a [...]
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City woman victim of skimming; Credit card number used for purchases at store in Florida.(City): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
By Angela Moscaritolo – SCMagazineUS.com
U.S. banks are grappling with a recent increase in skimming attacks, which are being carried out by Eastern European gangs aiming to steal consumer bank account [...]
