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11 Nov 2008New book on PCI worth checking out
Here's a new book fresh off the press written by my friend and colleague Tim Virtue. Very good insight into the world of PCI DSS compliance.I reviewed it for the publisher before it went to print and got my name imprinted forever on the back cover!...
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04 Sep 2008
PCI v1.2 = 802.1x for wireless? Yeah right!
Apparently the new changes in PCI DSS v1.2 (due out in October) are going to require more robust wireless security. As if no new WEP implementations after March 2009 and none at all after June 2010 weren't enough...Wireless must now be "implemented according to industry best practices (e.g., IEEE 802.1x) using strong encryption for authentication and transmission".Yeah right!! So people using WEP not only have to upgrade their hardware but ...
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15 Aug 2008
Access to one card at a time isn’t a bad thing?
I'm writing an article series that includes some information about PCI DSS. In my research, I noticed something interesting - almost comical - about Requirement 12.7:Screen potential employees to minimize the risk of attacks from internal sources. For those employees such as store cashiers who only have access to one card number at a time when facilitating a transaction, this requirement is a recommendation only.So, "access to one card number ...
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27 Jun 2008
What does “qualified third party” mean in PCI 6.6?
There's been a lot of hoopla surrounding the PCI DSS requirement 6.6 compliance next week. Even with all the noise, there is some good news for both covered entities and independent security professionals such as yours truly. In the PCI DSS requirement 6.6 Information Supplement document, the first sentence at the top of page 3 states "Manual reviews/assessments may be performed by a qualified internal resource or a qualified third ...
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23 Jun 2008
My security content from last week
I was out the latter part of last week so I missed my 'deadline'. Here's an article hot off the press that you may be interested in:The realities of using WAFs for PCI DSS 6.6 complianceEnjoy!As always, check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my past articles, webcasts, podcasts, and more.Publish Post...
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13 Jun 2008
New PCI assessor quality assurance program!?
What? You mean that when an organization pays thousands and thousands of dollars to become a PCI assessor it doesn't guarantee the quality of their work is going to be top notch!!?? An assessor quality assurance program is in the works....? Is the marketing machine failing these vendors?I'm shocked. ;-)...
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13 Jun 2008
My security content from this week
Here's an information security article of mine that was published this week:The realities of PCI DSS 6.6 application code reviewsI'll have a follow-up to this one on the realities of Web application firewalls coming soon.As always, for my past information security content be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html.Enjoy!...
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08 Jun 2008
Why PCI DSS gets the attention of management
I was thinking about all the hype surrounding PCI DSS requirement 6.6 compliance. The deadline is just three weeks away. I do a lot of compliance-related work and have seen the interpretation of 'compliance' all over the map. Why is PCI DSS any different?Well, for the most part, it's not like other regulations such as HIPAA and GLBA where many in management give it lip service but don’t really do ...
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28 May 2008
What do you do for Web site security…?
I received an email yesterday from Redmond Magazine (a good trade rag) that caught my attention. The title of the email said "Trust in Web Site Security is Declining. What Should You Do?" I thought, really!?...are you serious? and well, I don't know what to do, let me see just what the solution is. [tongue in cheek]Low and behold it was an email sponsored by Verisign about their whitepaper entitled ...
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