PayMyTab Leak Exposes Highly Sensitive Personally Identifying Information

November 22, 2019

PayMyTab recently exposed highly sensitive personally identifying information (PII) of consumers across the US that have dined in restaurants that have integrated the platform into their service.

Is Payment Card Security Slipping?

September 25, 2018

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A new report shows that only 52.4 percent of organizations maintained full PCI DSS compliance in 2017, compared to 55.4 percent in 2016.

Study Finds Payment Card Data Security Lacking

April 1, 2015

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Only 20 percent of payment card-accepting companies complied with the full set of international security standards in 2013, according to a new report from Verizon. The 2014 PCI Compliance Report looked at how hundreds of retailers, hospitality companies, financial service firms and other organizations followed the standards established by the PCI Security Standards Council.

The ABCs on PCI

Sean Bruton

August 23, 2011

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Security breaches can cost organizations millions of dollars, and those costs could be followed by lawsuits, insurance claims, and hefty fines. Just as important are the devastating effects on company reputation and customer trust that could extend far into the future. A 2008 study by the Ponemon Institute, which researches information security policy and data protection, found that after a breach of credit card data businesses lose 31% of their customers.

Conducting a Workplace Violence Threat Analysis and Developing a Response Plan

There are few situations a security professional will face that is more serious than a potential workplace violence threat. Every security professional knows and understands that all employers have a legal, ethical and moral duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and respond to threats of violence in their workplace.

The Value of a Unified Approach to Critical Event Management

From extreme weather to cyberattacks to workplace violence, every organization will experience at least one, if not multiple, critical events per year. And in today’s interconnected digital and physical world, the cascading safety, brand, and revenue impacts of critical events are more severe. Organizations need to be prepared through a unified and rapid response to these events.

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2019 December

This month, Security magazine brings you the 2019 Guarding Report, featuring David Komendat, Boeing CSO, and many other public safety leaders to discuss threats and solutions for 2020 and security officer training. Also, we highlight Hector Rodriguez, Director of Public Safety and Security at Marymount California University, CCPA regulations, NIST standards, VMS and much more.

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