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Managed File Transfer and the PCI Data Security Standards

The Payment Card Industry PCI Data Security Standards DSS are intended for use by merchants, financial processors, point-of-sale vendors, and banks, credit unions and other financial institutions that transmit, process and/or store credit cardholder data. Standard Networks is a Participating Organization of the PCI Security Standards Council and has written...

Tags: Ipswitch Inc., Payment, Financial, PCI, Standards, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, Operational Accounting, Quality, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations

White papers 2007-08-28

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TechGuard keeps spam and botnets at bay with one-click, enterprise-level security for SMBs, SOHOs

One of the most difficult things for a small or medium business to do is set up a security scheme that's effective, affordable and intelligible to the average employee. Chesterfield, Mo. and Baltimore, Md.-based TechGuard is attempting to address that problem by bringing its enterprise and government-level...

Tags: Security, Firewall, Network, SOHO, Small And Medium Business, TechGuard, SM, Smb/Sme, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Achieving PCI Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

The payment card industry data security standard PCI DSS provides best practice security standards that protect systems that handle credit and debit card data. Red Hat solutions are PCI-compliant, with plans to expand and enhance systems and tools that enable adherence to PCI standards and the use of innovative...

Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., PCI, Open Source, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-09-01

Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime

Just goes to show no one's doing their homeworkWe keep pushing computerized systems out further and further into important aspects of our lives, and yet the security portion isn't baked in and is really an afterthought. Put a national security slant on all of this, and the possibilities are...

Tags: Hacking, PCI Standard, wide Web, hacker, cybercrime, Web, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

The How and Why of PCI

Companies that offer online credit card transactions must understand and follow Payment Card Industry PCI standards, particularly the Data Security Standard DSS. This standard includes comprehensive requirements to secure and protect electronic payments, and to assure the privacy of customer account information. Compliance involves building and maintaining a secure network,...

Tags: PCI, MessageLabs Ltd., Operational Accounting, Security, Financial Services, Finance

White papers 2009-08-01

PA-DSS Compliance and Commerce Toolkit for Applications

In 2004, the payment card brands aligned their individual cardholder data protection programs to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS This alignment in standards provides an industry-wide framework that forms the basis of each association's individual security programs The objective of the individual programs is to...

Tags: Payment, IP, IP Commerce, Operational Accounting, PCI, Finance, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-07-21

TechNet Webcast: Best Practices for Security With SQL Server 2008 and SafeNet Luna HSM Support (Level 300)

Emerging industry compliance standards, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS, require that data be secure at rest. Requirement three of the PCI DSS requires the encryption of any stored card holder data. The attendee of this webcast...

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Best Practice, SafeNet Inc., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Webcasts 2009-06-18

Achieving Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Compliance for Your Organisation

The Payment Security Industry Data Security Standards PCI DSS was initiated by the major global credit card companies in September 2006 to ensure merchants and other organisations meet their obligations to properly secure cardholder data and combat security vulnerabilities and threats. This paper discusses the obligations introduced by PCI DSS...

Tags: Payment, Salmat, Operational Accounting, Finance

White papers 2009-06-09

PCI Compliance for Small Business: Using Router-Based Security to Protect Cardholder Data

The Payment Card Industry PCI Data Security Standard DSS was developed from an earlier regulatory program from VISA called the Cardholder Information Security Program CISP. Any organization that accepts, processes, or stores credit card information must comply with the standards set by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. Cisco...

Tags: Cisco IOS, Router, PCI, Small Business, Cisco Systems Inc., Security, Networking

White papers 2009-05-01

PCI Security Compliance: The Facts - What PCI Security Means for Your Business

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS was jointly developed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, Master Card Worldwide and Visa Inc. The PCI DSS is now actively maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council, and represents a multifaceted standard that includes requirements for security management,...

Tags: Payment, Comodo, PCI, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-04-27

TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Capabilities For Meeting PCI Compliance Needs (Level 200)

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards PCI DSS is a preventative standard intended to reduce the risk of payment card fraud and information theft. The presenter of this webcast discuss how to confirm that PCI requirements are applied when implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 technology and why it is important...

Tags: Payment, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft TechNet, PCI, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-03-30

Risk, Readiness and Redundancy: PCI Compliance Automation With Symantec Control Compliance Suite

For most of this decade, the major credit card companies have been aggressively developing standards to establish a common approach to protect the privacy and security of sensitive credit card data. In June 2001, Visa mandated the Cardholder Information Security Program CISP for merchants and financial institutions handling its card...

Tags: Visa Inc., Symantec Corp., Credit Card, Compliance, PCI, Automation, MasterCard International, Sales Channel, Security, Financial Services, Sales

White papers 2009-03-27

Encryption for PCI Compliance

In December 2004, several credit card companies (American Express, Discover, Japan Credit Bureau, MasterCard and Visa)- members of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council-released the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard or PCI-DSS. This white paper demonstrates how DigiCert's cost-effective SSL certificate solutions meet the organization's PCI encryption needs.

Tags: Payment, Encryption, DigiCert, PCI, Ssl/Tls, Operational Accounting, Network Security, Storage, Hardware, Security, Finance, Networking

White papers 2009-03-01

Meeting PCI Data Security Standards With Juniper Networks STRM Series Security Threat Response Managers

PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. This standard was created by major credit card companies to ensure privacy and security of credit card holders. All organization small or large that deals with any credit card processing and transactions need to comply with the standards to avoid...

Tags: Network, Credit Card, Juniper Networks Inc., Standards, PCI, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Security, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Sales

White papers 2009-02-01

Achieving and Maintaining Compliance

Enterprises today must comply with an increased number of regulations and industry standards affecting IT security. Often the same organization must adhere to more than one of these mandates. This white paper describes a phased approach for reaching regulatory compliance by using the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security...

Tags: SSH Communications Security, IT Security, Information Technology, Compliance, Strategy, Security, Management

White papers 2009-02-01

The Prioritized Approach to Pursue PCI DSS Compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS provides a detailed, 12 requirements structure for securing cardholder data that is stored, processed and/or transmitted by merchants and other organizations. By its comprehensive nature, the standard provides a large amount of information about security - so much that some people...

Tags: PCI Security Standards Council, PCI, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-02-01

A Secure Network for Credit Card Transactions

The Payment Card Industry PCI Data Security Standard DSS is a set of requirements developed to help companies avoid these problems by ensuring the security of credit cardholder data. U.S. merchants, as well as those in Europe and Asia doing business with or in the U.S., must now meet minimum...

Tags: Payment, Network, Credit Card, Juniper Networks Inc., Credit Card Transaction, Data Security, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, Operational Accounting, Security, Finance

White papers 2009-02-01

PCI DSS Compliance: Overview and Common Issues

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a set of comprehensive requirements for enhancing account data security, developed by the founding payment brands of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC), including American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa inc. International. The PCI-DSS was created...

Tags: Payment, Compliance, Consulting, Data Security, PCI, Outsourcing, Storage, Hardware, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

White papers 2009-01-30

Escaping PCI purgatory. Compliance roadblocks and stories of real-world successes

By now, any companies driving high volumes of credit card transactions that are not compliant with the payment card industry PCI data security standards DSS faces steep penalties. This white paper deals with the PCI DSS compliance challenges organisations face and the 4 phases to meeting PCI DSS requirements

Tags: Payment, Compliance, PCI, Data Security, Operational Accounting, Security, Finance

White papers 2009-01-21

Endpoint Security Considerations for Achieving PCI Compliance

Electronic theft of personal and financial data is a serious and growing problem that drives up costs for credit card issuers and the merchants they serve, and undermines consumer confidence and loyalty. In response, the Payment Card Industry has developed the PCI Data Security Standard PCI DSS. This multi-faceted security...

Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Payment, Endpoint, PCI, Security, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-01-14