2015 Community Meeting Blog

Check back often for interviews with speakers, tips for making the most of the Community Meetings, information from the PCI SSC staff and more. Follow the discussion using #PCICM and join us in Vancouver, Tokyo or Nice.

  • By Dr. Stephan Engelke, Chief Operation Officer, Adsigo  Many merchants face issues in becoming PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) compliant and maintaining this status.  One of the issues these merchants face are that there are many facilities in which cardholder data is stored, processed or......

  • Rob Sadowski, RSA PCI SSC Board of Advisors member The annual Community Meetings are the best way for anyone who has a stake in payment security to take stock of the current state of the industry and the issues that are shaping its evolution. So,......

  • By Kelly Funk, Retail Solutions Providers Association, PCI SSC Board of Advisor Who would have thought that a pilot, a journalist, numerous industry experts and myself would all serendipitously share the same, non-industry specific central thought over 3 days. Collaboration was the word of the......

  • “Let’s talk about our endgame. It’s about devaluing the data.” That’s how General Manager Stephen Orfei kicked off his keynote address in Vancouver today, emphasizing the Council’s focus on taming emerging risks with proven technologies. Check out this new quick infographic to see how EMV,......

  • For any organization connected to the internet, it is not a question of if but when their business will be under attack, according to a recent cybersecurity report from Symantec. These increasing attacks put customer information, and especially payment data at risk for compromise. When......

  • In this post, we get insights from Ashok Misra, CISSP, Founder at Alina Consultants. He will present in Vancouver on “How Blockchain Technology Offers Improvements to Payment Security“ How does your experience with constructing e-commerce systems inform your insight into payment security...

  • It’s the Community Meeting Mobile App – and it’s simple to use! With this resource, you can access the latest information about the meeting while on the go.  Of course you’ll be able to see the full program agenda – but beyond that, you can plan out......

  • “My ISA training has saved us countless hours of internal rework and saved us billable hours with our external auditors. The payoff is quick and easily apparent.” You already know the PCI SSC Community Meetings are a unique opportunity to get the latest technological and security......

  • In this post, we get insights from Eric Naiburg, Director of Marketing at INetU. He will present in Vancouver on 1 Oct. about “Myths and Realities of PCI DSS Compliance in the Cloud.” Tweet 1. Can you give us a sneak peek into what your session will be about?......

  • In this blog post, we get insights from Lynda Daniluk, PCI Coordinator at the City of Calgary. She will co-present in Vancouver on 30 Sept. about “PCI DSS Requirements 1, 0, 13 and 14: The Big Picture of PCI DSS Compliance.” Tweet // 1. Can......