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New Information Supplement on “Multi-Factor Authentication”
With version 3.2 of the PCI DSS, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has further expanded its focus on strong encryption and multi-factor...
PCI DSS Acquirer Meeting
Last Thursday we hosted our most recent biannual PCI DSS Acquirer Meeting, a platform for exchanging experiences and knowledge. The leading German...
Eurowings successfully certified against PCI DSS
Left to right: Dr Kai Schubert, PCI DSS Lead Auditor usd AG, Ms Mehtap Secilmis, Head of IT Governance and Information Security Officer Eurowings...
Two added Requirements for SAQ B-IP and C-VT
Within Revision 1.1 of the PCI DSS 3.2 (obligatory 01st October 2017) some requirements have been added for Merchants with the following payment...
NEW: Guidance for Assessing Non-validated Encryption Solutions in POS Environments. PCI DSS Releases New Guideline.
Background: The latest Payment Card Industry Security Standard PCI P2PE (point-to-point encryption) ensures that credit card data is encrypted from...
PCI DSS and the Cloud – a Contradiction?
Expert advice by Nicolas Schiller, consultant and PCI auditor, on dealing with cloud service providers in the context of PCI DSS.Do I have to...
PCI 3.2 – Have SAQs Been Changed?
As of 31 October 2016, it will no longer be possible to use Self-Assessment Questionnaires (short: SAQs) PCI DSS version 3.1. Companies that...
More Credit Card Security at European Serving Stations – BP Successfully Certified against PCI DSS.
With BP Europa SE, Europe’s largest serving station corporation, another major player has been certified against PCI DSS by usd AG.Parameters and...
New look-and-feel of usd PCI Platform
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the common, worldwide valid IT security standard of the leading credit card companies....
usd Launches New Security Awareness Platform
Security awareness is an essential part to any comprehensive approach to information security – there can’t be security without awareness. By...
More Security Awareness through Our Spear Phishing Campaign
Spear Phishing refers to targeted fraud attempts via email that are among today’s top cyber hazards for businesses and companies. One click by a...
NEW: usd opens its Pentest Lab "HeroLab“
The HeroLab is not only used by our own pentesters, but also provides the training environment for our customers during usd Academy events, and is...