The recent breach of a Maine-based grocery chain may just be the beginning of a novel and sophisticated attack method. Earlier this week, the Okemo Mountain Resort, a ski resort in Vermont, announced that it had been hacked in a similar manner.
News of the Hannaford Brothers breach broke on March 17, and...
Cases of identity theft continue to be on the rise, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the main governing body in regards to identity-theft reporting and prevention, is trying to do something about it. The FTC releases reports on a regular basis to educate consumers on the newest and most deceptive attempts at...
Online banks are the main targets of phishing emails, which are often carried out with the use of emails created as replicas of secure bank emails and instant messaging. Phishing can also be done by hacking phone contacts, often called "vishing." Nowadays, net-scams and phishing emails are occurring constantly, all...
In computing, "phishing" is a criminal attempt to gather personal and sensitive information of a person; such as usernames, password, account data and credit card details. Common targets are eBay, PayPal and online banks. Phishing is mainly carried out by emails or by instant messaging, in an effort to force...
Scores of financial institutions received alerts from Visa and MasterCard this past week in the wake of news from the Maine-based Hannaford Brothers grocery chain that 4.2 million customer card transactions were compromised by hackers.
More than 1,800 of those credit card numbers have already been used for fraudulent...
The Internet and World Wide Web contain a vast amount of information upon which businesses and consumers rely every day. Not everything on the Web is beneficial though, and users need to be careful.
Join in this tactical discussion of how financial institutions are using new technologies to successfully prevent, identify and respond to security threats, no matter where they originate.
Learn how to identify, prevent and rapidly respond to user threats and data breaches
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Meeting PCI compliance requirements can often result in improved, overall internal security that can dramatically reduce the possibility of insider threats and thwart the success of a threat from outside the organization. Knowing the Who, What, Where, Whence, and When of server and application access and controlling...
If your company transfers, transmits or processes credit card data you fall under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). However although the PCI DSS was developed to protect credit card data, it is fast becoming a security standard for all sensitive company data such as patient records,...
You'll see how the right security testing practices can help you prevent card member data breaches and address multiple PCI requirements:
Directly satisfy PCI Requirement 11.3 by implementing in-house penetration testing
Assure that system configuration standards address security vulnerabilities (PCI Req....
The revelation by TJX Companies, owner of T.J. Maxx and other retail brands, that at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards were compromised over several years highlights anew the risks associated with processing card transactions and the need to protect the information they contain.The breach eclipses the previous...
The revelation by TJX Companies, owner of T.J. Maxx and other retail brands, that at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards were compromised over several years highlights anew the risks associated with processing card transactions and the need to protect the information they contain.
Discuss the current Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) and Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) requirements and the changes that were -implemented with the new PCI DSS v1.1 as of September 2006.
Discuss merchant and service provider’s definitions and levels for compliance based upon...
Visa is mounting a full-scale blitz to encourage merchants to use payment software that doesn't compromise consumer passwords. The card company has asked merchants to ensure that the software they use to process card transactions doesn't store the full contents of "track data", which contains passwords and other...
Visa is mounting a full-scale blitz to encourage merchants to use payment software that doesn't compromise consumer passwords. The card company has asked merchants to ensure that the software they use to process card transactions doesn't store the full contents of "track data", which contains passwords and other...
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