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Experts: Privacy and security officers living in silos
To better deal with the data breach threat, industry experts say security and privacy officers must work as a team. Article | 20 Nov 2007
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PCI DSS Council adding new standard for payment applications
The Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) is based on Visa's Payment Application Best Practices. It's designed to bolster security during application development. Article | 08 Nov 2007
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Don't blame PCI DSS for TJX troubles, IT pros say
Data breaches at TJX and elsewhere have some questioning the effectiveness of PCI DSS, but others say the real problem is how companies approach the guidelines. Article | 05 Nov 2007
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IBM to boost security spending, push PCI DSS program
IBM plans to invest $1.5 billion on security research in 2008. The company is also using recent acquisitions to introduce a PCI DSS program. Article | 01 Nov 2007
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Industry group uses awareness month to lobby for data breach laws
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance is shifting from educating businesses to targeting members of Congress in its push for tougher data security and data breach notification laws. Article | 08 Oct 2007
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Gap security breach exposes data on 800,000
The latest retailer to suffer a security breach is Gap Inc., which blames the exposure of data on 800,000 job applicants on a third-party vendor that manages the information. Article | 01 Oct 2007
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TJX should have had stronger Wi-Fi encryption, say Canadian officials
TJX Cos. should have moved faster to upgrade its Wi-Fi security from WEP encryption to WPA encryption, say Canadian officials. Article | 25 Sep 2007
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Report: Companies still stumped by PCI DSS
A VeriSign review of PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) assessments it conducted found that more than half were still stumbling on the path to compliance. Article | 20 Sep 2007
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Black Hat 2007: New database forensics tool could aid data breach cases
Database security researcher, David Litchfield of UK-based NGS Software will release a free Forensic Examiners Database Scalpel, he says could aid data breach investigations. Article | 02 Aug 2007
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PCI compliance costs often underestimated, study finds
Companies are moving forward with PCI DSS projects, but many are underestimating the costs associated with compliance. Article | 24 Jul 2007
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