News

• 

  Content sanitized for whose protection?

  It's a fascinating aspect of modern culture that even as we gain ever greater access to information, news and entertainment there are puritanical groups in our society who repeatedly attempt to push us back to some better, nicer, safer, prudish and, in many ways, more ignorant society. And the villain in the quest to "clean up Dodge" is not always who it might appear to be.

  By Mark Gibbs | 17 March, 2012 07:39

  Tags: Apple, Barnes & Noble, Configuration / maintenance, credit cards, Data Center, e-commerce, hardware systems, internet, Kobo, online payment, payment, paypal, porn, security, sex, Smashwords, sony

• 

  NFC uptake accelerating: Visa

  Despite some security loopholes remaining, near field communications technology is gaining a foothold in Australia, according to Visa A/NZ.

  By Diana Nguyen | 08 December, 2011 13:37

  Tags: Ben Pfisterer, credit cards, Near Field Communications (NFC), security

• 

  German jailed for Bluetooth-enabled PIN stealing kit

  A 26 year-old German man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for rigging retail card payment consoles to transmit captured card details and PINs over Bluetooth.

  By Liam Tung | 17 October, 2011 08:51

  Tags: bluetooth, credit cards, credit card skimming, security

• 

  PCI compliance requirements for Aussie businesses

  Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) refer to a set of standards that must be followed by big and small businesses alike when accepting, storing, processing and transmitting customers’ credit card information. To be compliant with PCI standards, all business owners, including online retailers, should adhere to 12 PCI compliance requirements for best security practices.

  By CIO Staff | 09 September, 2011 14:37

  Tags: business, credit cards, Data Security Standards (DSS), Payment Card Industry (PCI), PCI compliance, security

• 

  Understanding PCI compliance auditing

  Businesses of all sizes must undertake PCI compliance auditing to ensure that their customers' data is protected during credit or debit card transactions and if stored within any internal business databases.

  By CIO Staff | 09 September, 2011 15:05

  Tags: credit cards, data security, Data Security Standards (DSS), Payment Card Industry (PCI), PCI auditing, PCI compliance, PCI (Payment Card Industry), security

• 

  PCI compliance checklist

  If you're business is obliged to undertake a PCI audit, then following a PCI Compliance checklist will ensure that you're security processes and payment processing meet the compliance standards. To ensure that you are meeting PCI compliance standards, you'll need to start by looking at what exactly PCI compliant means.

  By CIO Staff | 09 September, 2011 13:57

  Tags: credit cards, PCI audit, PCI compliance, PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), security

• 

  PCI compliance services in Australia

  If you operate, own or hold a management role in an Australian business that stores, transmits and processes customer payment data, you may have recently been contacted by your bank regarding your PCI compliance status.

  By CIO Staff | 09 September, 2011 13:30

  Tags: credit cards, Data Security Standards (DSS), Payment Card Industry (PCI), PCI accreditation, PCI compliance, security

• 

  Citigroup client accounts hacked

  US banking giant Citigroup said on Thursday that computer hackers have accessed information in about one per cent of accounts held by its US credit card customers.

  By AAP | 10 June, 2011 11:14

  Tags: citigroup, Citigroup breach, credit cards, hackers, security, security breach

• 

  Gamers hit back at Sony security breach

  Gamers have attacked Sony for waiting a week before revealing a security breach in the PlayStation Network, with industry experts calling for tougher privacy laws.

  By AAP | 28 April, 2011 07:28

  Tags: credit cards, hackers, Playstation, Playstation Network, security, security breach, sony

• 

  Lax attitude to PCI, security costing businesses: Investigator

  Merchants who view security and payment card industry (PCI) compliance as an extra cost will be rueing the decision when hackers hoping to swipe credit card data strike, believes one industry specialist.

  By Hamish Barwick | 21 April, 2011 08:41

  Tags: credit cards, hackers, Klein&Co Computer Forensics, PCI compliance, security

• 

  Lush takes down hacked website

  Lush customers who have made online purchases may have to cancel their credit cards after the popular handmade cosmetics business was targeted by hackers.

  By AAP | 15 February, 2011 10:28

  Tags: credit cards, hack, hackers, Lush, security

• 

  Russian charged with selling credit card numbers online

  A Russian man accused of selling stolen credit card numbers online for nearly a decade has been arrested in Nice, France, and faces charges in an indictment unsealed Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  By Grant Gross | 12 August, 2010 05:18

  Tags: credit cards, Lanny Breuer, legal, security, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Secret Service, Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin

• 

  Visa's payclick takes on PayPal for micropayments

  Credit card giant Visa has entered the micropayment processing space with payclick, a pre-paid hosted service aimed at teenagers purchasing online line content such as music and games.

  By Rodney Gedda | 24 June, 2010 08:06

  Tags: credit cards, e-commerce, micropayments, payclick, payment gateways, paypal, visa

• 

  Heartland, MasterCard settle over data breach

  Heartland Payment Systems has made a third settlement deal, this time with MasterCard, related to a massive data breach two years ago at the card payments processor.

  By Nancy Gohring | 20 May, 2010 07:37

  Tags: credit cards, data breach, doj, Heartland, mastercard, payment gateways, security

• PCI council launches certification program for IT staff

  The organization responsible for administering the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has launched a new program to help enterprises conduct self-assessments of their compliance with the standard.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 01 May, 2010 05:08

  Tags: credit cards, PCI Security Standards Council, pci standard