PCI/PA-DSS Compliance

The Far-Reaching Impact of the PCI DSS

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Alex Crittenden

August 6, 2009

The last few years have seen a great deal of discussion, arguing, hand-wringing, and posturing within the retail / hospitality community regarding the PCI DSS. It has also driven a lot of investment in technology--and a lot of investment by technology companies.
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PCI/PA-DSS Compliance

PCI and Assessment Consistency

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Lee Buttke

July 15, 2009

As many organizations that have hired QSAs recently have seen, the Report on Compliance (ROC) has changed quite dramatically for v1.2 of the PCI DSS standard from previous versions. Although previous versions of the DSS required that a QSA address …
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PCI/PA-DSS Compliance

Is your Compliance Driven by More Than an Audit?

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Seth Peter

July 14, 2009

Preparing for an audit can be one of the best ways to fund and improve your security program, but this “stimulus package” for your compliance effort typically dwindles once an organization completes or passes an audit. I see this happen frequently in recurring or annual audits...
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