Stephen Ward

CMO, Source Defense

Stephen Ward has a 27-year career in IT and security. He has played pivotal roles in the development of multiple cyber categories including network forensics, enhanced endpoint security, cyber threat intelligence, OT/ICS, CRQ and client-side security. His experience with PCI DSS tracks to its earliest days. His involvement in the evolution of both security and compliance standards over the past three decades provide a unique perspective on a multitude of topics important to the PCI community.

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The Verizon 2024 Payment Security Report – Protecting Data at the Point of Input

Date: Thursday, September 12

Presented by: Ciske van Oosten, Associate Director, Head of Global Business Intelligence, Cyber Security Consulting, Verizon and Stephen Ward, CMO, Source Defense

The 2024 Verizon PSR includes a first-of-its kind analysis conducted by Source Defense of the risk posed to cardholder data in the eCommerce channel. Analyzing 7,500 of the world’s largest eCommerce sites, the research highlights the risk of eSkimming attacks to every single organization analyzed, leading to the conclusion that it is a risk posed to virtually every organization conducting eCommerce around the globe. Broken down by region and sub-industry, the research exposes the use of third-party website partners; highlights risky actions taken by these partners; sheds light on a fundamental weakness in website security and supports the decision by the PCI Council to include eSkimming security controls in the revised, PCI DSS v4.0 Standard.