PCI DSS 3.2 and Changes to PCI SAQs

PCI DSS 3.2 became mandatory on the 1st of November 2016. The standard has been updated to take into account changes to the threat landscape. This includes the removal of some redundant or duplicate requirements and the addition of new requirements. The new...

PCI DSS: Which Self-Assessment Questionnaire?

For many small and medium size organisations it can be a difficult to know where to start with PCI DSS. There is quite a lot of PCI DSS documentation to get your head around, and some of the terminology is difficult to understand initially. Furthermore, your bank (or...

Verifying PCI DSS Scope: Hunting for Credit Card Numbers

PCI DSS requires that the scope of assessment must be checked to make sure the scope is accurate. This check must also be carried out every year. Even if the documented scope means that no cardholder data is stored, there still may be some cardholder details that have...

Payment Processing Vulnerabilities

Handling card payments yourself is complicated and expensive (requiring PCI compliance), so for many organisations it’s often more economical to use a third party payment processor, such as PayPal or Google Checkout. Generally, the vendor website will implement...

Updating OpenDLP to support Oracle Databases for PCI DSS

Updating OpenDLP can support Oracle Databases for the PCI DSS process when looking for credit card numbers and passwords searching Windows or Unix file systems. OpenDLP is an excellent tool for looking for credit card numbers as part of a PCI DSS scoping...