Content about Payment card industry

April 13, 2011
Update on New Standards


In 2011, retailers are challenged with understanding the Payment Council Industry’s (PCI) version 2.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS). Version 2.0 was published in October 2010 and effective Jan. 1, 2011. Retailers have until the end of 2011 to become fully compliant, allowing time to understand and implement the new requirements, and provide feedback to the council. Chain Store Age spoke with Brad Fick, president, Direct Source, about PCI compliance and the new standards.


February 10, 2011
Focus on: Data Security


“Just when retailers thought they’d mastered payment card security, the rules changed.” This was the sentiment expressed by many grumbling IT executives when the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), Wakefield, Mass., announced that updated requirements, Version 2.0, for PCI Data Security Standards (DSS) would go into effect Jan. 1, with implementation required by the end of this calendar year. 


January 13, 2011
NRF and First Data release small business data security survey

An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business.

New York City -- An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business. But 60% are unaware of the costs they could incur in the event of a breach. Those are among the results of a research study of data security and fraud-prevention strategies practiced at small- to mid-sized retailers. The study is from the National Retail Federation and First Data Corp.

October 4, 2010
Report: Data breaches linked to payment card security noncompliance

A report released late Monday by Verizon Business found that data breaches are linked to...

September 19, 2010
Food City, Super Dollar stores adopt Tripwire PCI DSS compliance solution

Tripwire, leading provider of IT security and compliance automation solutions, announced Monday that K-VA-T Food...

August 18, 2010
Ensuring PCI DSS compliance without going broke or sacrificing your customers’ experience

In 2008, approximately 212 million online records breaches occurred as a result of malware designed...

By Greg McGraw, greg.mcgraw@cresecure.com

May 20, 2010
The Retail Equation designated PCI DSS compliant

The Retail Equation, a leader in retail transaction optimization solutions, announced it is again validated...

November 30, 2008
Testing, Testing, Testing

Whether a retailer has directly experienced a data breach or watched the fallout from...

September 30, 2008
Payment Card Industry Releases Latest Standards

On Wednesday, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), formally published version 1.2...

September 30, 2008
PCI’s Required Reading

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is expected to release version...

April 30, 2008
Debunking the PCI Myth

There is no end in sight, and there never will be—not when it comes...

March 30, 2008
Chockstone Announces New Credit- and Debit-Card-Based Loyalty Program

Portland, Ore. –– Chockstone Inc., a leading loyalty marketing and technology provider, announced SingleSwipe, a...

December 10, 2007
Read All About It: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards

The Payment Card...

November 30, 2007
Good News at the Pump

As fuel costs continue to rise, further eroding consumers’ discretionary income, there is a glimmer...

October 4, 2007
NRF Proposes Change With Regard to Credit-Card Transactions

Washington, D.C., In...

August 31, 2007
De-Tangling Security

As more clients use credit and loyalty cards during their salon visits, Regis Salons...

August 30, 2007
De-Tangling Security

As more clients use credit and loyalty cards during their salon visits, Regis Salons is...

August 30, 2007
Shakin’ Up Compliance

Before a restaurant achieves level 1 status by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, it...

June 30, 2007
PCI Complaince: Work Needed

Continuing the effort to bring the safeguarding of customer data to the forefront of retailers’...

June 30, 2007
Promoting Confidence

As the media reveals more reports of credit-card and identity-theft incidents, retailers are hard-pressed to...

April 30, 2007
Hardening the Target

Following the release of new standards for payment-card-industry (PCI) compliance in September, 2006, many retailers...