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Heartland CIO on PCI, E3 project
Heartland Payment Systems CIO Steve Elefant talks about the processor's new E3 security processes, end-to-end encryption, deployment and adoption issues. News
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Visa probes tokens, encryption for PCI card data protection
Visa issued payment industry best practices that outline the use of encryption and tokenization to protect credit card data. Article
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University data breach exposes 163,000 women to identity theft
The women were part of mammography study at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine. The server could have been breached as far back as 2007, officials said. Article
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TJX thrives following breach, bucks sour economy
The message to those who have been watching TJX closely since its massive data breach: You can and will survive. News
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Security expert's PCI analysis misguided, says PCI Council GM
The PCI Council asserts that everyone in the payment chain should play a role to keep payment information secure, says Bob Russo, general manager of the PCI SSC. Column
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External attacks start with unintentional mistakes, survey finds
More control over user rights and access privileges could help mitigate the risk of employee errors that lead to costly data breaches. Article
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Security technologies fail to address insider threat management
Detecting troubled employees before their activities lead to a data security breach could help mitigate the risk of insider threats. Column
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Security Squad: Examining the Heartland breach
Editors discuss the recent debate over comments made by Heartland CEO Robert Carr blaming the PCI QSA for the breach, the federal cybersecurity coordinator and banning social networks. News
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Hacker charges also an indictment on PCI, expert says
PCI places the burden of security costs onto retailers and card processors instead of on the card payment brands, says security columnist Eric Ogren. Column
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Data breach avoidance begins with security basics, panel says
Investing millions in new security technology will not prevent a data breach if employees aren't educated and security policy goes unchecked, say experts. Article
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