PCI DSS compliance enhancement primarily depends on understanding the scope of compliance. This means it is necessary to define the perimeters of the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) within the ...

At its core, PCI DSS compliance ensures the protection of cardholder data by isolating the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) ...

2013 was not only a year of multiple major breaches exposing cardholder data (CHD) but also a year in which the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released the next major ...

New compliance guidelines went into effect earlier this year. While e-commerce organizations have until their 2015 audit to transition, the new controls are demanding enough operational and technical ...

The art of mastering PCI DSS compliance is primarily about defining the scope of compliance, meaning the perimeters of the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) within the enterprise network. The goal is ...

Sameer Malhotra is cofounder and CEO of TrueFort, a former Wall Street tech exec and an expert in IT infrastructure and cybersecurity. Locking down sensitive data isn’t just a good idea, it’s ...

It’s not breaking news that payment fraud is on the rise. According to the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP)’s latest report, nearly 75% of organizations were targets of a payments fraud ...

The use of virtualization in information technology (IT) has a corroborative impact on infrastructure frameworks, processes and operations. As a result, organizations dealing with cardholder data have ...

Several clients have recently been asking about “Virtual Network Segmentation” products that claim to segment networks to reduce PCI compliance. They may use ARP or VLANs to control access to various ...