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Blog posts from the PCI Security Standards Council.

Blog Mark Meissner

Be On Alert This Holiday Season

In this blog we explore the challenges around security of payment data during the hectic holiday season and provide tips and best practices to help retailers better secure their payment …

Blog Mark Meissner

Resource Guide: Defending Against Ransomware

Ransomware attacks have been front and center in the news recently due to high-profile breaches that have impacted businesses across the globe. These headline grabbing attacks have been part of …

Blog Lindsay Goodspeed

Cybersecurity Month: Be Cyber Smart

As an  Official Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Council will be sharing educational resources on payment security best practices on the PCI Perspectives blog, and through …

Blog Lindsay Goodspeed

Just Published: P2PE v3.1

Today, the PCI SSC published a minor revision to the PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) ® Standard. We talk with Mike Thompson, Senior Manager of Emerging Standards and the Chair of …

Blog Alicia Malone

Back-to-Basics: Choose Trusted Partners

As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so securely in order to protect customer’s payment card data. Too often, data breaches happen …

Blog Lindsay Goodspeed

8-digit BINs and PCI DSS: What You Need to Know

Did you know that there are changes coming in how the Bank Identification Number (BIN, also known as Issuer Identification Number, or IIN) is encoded and used on payment cards?

Blog Mark Meissner

Back-to-Basics: Think Before You Click

As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so securely in order to protect customer’s payment card data. Too often, data breaches happen …