by devans on February 4, 2011
By Khalid Kark, CSO
Every New Year brings an opportunity to review existing security plans and adjust strategies for the next year. And, as I participate in these conversations for 2011, a lot of similar themes have popped up.
Most CISOs are struggling with the same issues, ranging from dealing with the changing [...]
by devans on February 2, 2011
By: Evelyn de Souza
Of approximately 6 million small merchants in the United States, it is estimated that as few as 20 percent are complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Many small retailers are using vulnerable payment operations and may have inadequate security practices in place, making them a significant threat to [...]
by devans on February 2, 2011
By Mathieu Gorge
2011-01-28
Data breaches have made news often in the past few years. When credit cardholder data is compromised, merchants face bad publicity, lasting damage to their reputations, lost business and possible fines. The global average cost of a single data-loss incident was $3.43 million in 2009, or $142 per compromised record, [...]