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The PCI DSS is expensive and challenging.  Scarcity, Information Asymmetry, and the Rational Self Actor phenomenon all play a role in keeping prices high and merchants/service providers at a disadvantage when working through the program.  A new VODCast discusses some of the economic aspects of the PCI DSS and explain the ROI of PCI related education.

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Version 1.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard was released yesterday. If you're really interested, you can find some analysis on what's new here, here and here (or via your favourite search engine of course).

Photo: VeldaZ on Flickr. PciAnswers.com (Aegenis Group) posted today on the differences in PCI DSS version 1.1 and 1.2. For me personally as a consumer, I appreciated seeing deadlines being set for WEP usage.

On October 1, 2008 the PCI SSC released version 1.2 of the PCI DSS requirements.  There are a number of changes as outlined previously in the update document.  The PCI SSC has established a life cycle process that will ensure the PCI DSS standard is revised and updated on a two year cycle.  What

The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) has updated the website to include streaming video. Members can watch short videos related to relevant topics such as Cardholder Data, FACTA, PCI DSS Requirements, PCI Scoping, and Risk. Speakers include Chris Mark, and Michael Dahn, as well as others.

And, if you read what Simon Sharwood has written in Australia’s “My Business” magazine, it; “demands your attention”. Scroll down to this gem here but you’ll need the hardcopy to really get the gist of this awesomely stupid and poorly researched article.

Photo: Niffty on Flickr. From Branden Williams (Verisign): “[...] Seriously though, are you ready? Version 1.1 has been around for over two years now (birthday was September 7, 2006), and by now you should have been able to validate as compliant to that version of the standard.

FREE Tools for Auditing MS SQL Server Posted by: Arian Eigen Heald Security, Admins and Auditors, Compliance, Database security, IT audit, PCI DSS, SOX, Tools for Auditing and Security, Database, Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Steps to an Easy Audit There’s a lot of really nice application tools to audit SQL databases out there.

Photo: The Joy Of The Mundane on Flickr. I was browsing the intertubes using an open WLAN when i stumbled on this article on Bakmans blog. The entry itself is a bit outdated but it got my brain working a bit. Engaged in a search for more information on the subject and eventually found this paper (PDF - Aegis PCI DSS Wireless FAQ) through a pcianswers.com post.