Sam Pfanstiel

Principal, Coalfire

Sam Pfanstiel, Ph.D., is a P2PE, PIN, 3DS, and SSF assessor with 25 years of senior IT management and payment security experience. He is active in the Payments community, including the PCI Cloud Cryptographic Services SIG and Encryption Task Force. His background covers a broad spectrum of disciplines, including GRC, encryption technologies, application security, and infrastructure. He has three adult children, lives in Denver with his wife of 25 years, and enjoys trail running and skiing.

Sam Pfanstiel's Events

HSM Virtualization for Payments and Enterprise: Compliance Strategies and Considerations

Date: Wednesday, 19 October

Track Two

Presented by: Adam Cason, VP, Global and Strategic Alliances, Futurex and Sam Pfanstiel, Principal, Coalfire

In this vendor-neutral educational session, experts in the cryptographic community review the state of HSM virtualization including drivers for its growing use in our industry, and address challenges and opportunities for cloud and enterprise organizations. Attendees will learn how to assess the impact of this technology against PCI compliance goals, evaluate associated architectural and strategic impacts, and implement best practices for protecting sensitive data in multi-tenant environments.