25 Oct 2007
Sophos podcast explores PCI compliance
Graham Cluley discusses how companies can achieve Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance
Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley discusses PCI
compliance.
IT security and control firm Sophos, today announced the
availability of a new Sophos podcast, where security expert
Graham Cluley
advises merchants on how to secure their customers' data.
With several well-known companies facing heavy criticism in the
wake of major security breaches and loss of customer data, the PCI
Security Standards Council was formed in 2006, and has put in place
a set of security guidelines for protecting credit card data.
Compliance requires companies to follow 12 standards, such as
installing and regularly updating anti-virus and a firewall,
encryption of cardholder data, and restricting both physical and
online access to confidential data.
"Many companies will feel overwhelmed at the thought of having
to implement these strict security measures but it's worth noting
that many of these requirements should form part of any corporate
security set-up," said Carole Theriault, host of
Sophos podcasts. "This podcast highlights what can happen to
companies that fail to secure customers' data, and offers advice on
what steps organizations should follow to achieve compliance."
All Sophos podcasts are available for
download. Previous podcasts have covered topics such as the
dangers
of social networking sites, zero-day
threats, corporate
security policies, network access control,
and rootkits.
About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing complete security solutions that are simple to deploy, manage, and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, mobile and network security solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.