Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights 

Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights

But Marlinspike says it won't do squat.
PCI Council issues tokenization guidance  

PCI Council issues tokenization guidance

Merchants ultimately responsible for the effectiveness of tokenization implementations.
Standardised vulnerability reports to hit this year 

Standardised vulnerability reports to hit this year

Finding relevant details in security vulnerability reports can be a minefield.
Energy provider overhauls smart grid security 

Energy provider overhauls smart grid security

Smart meters need smarter security.
IEEE member database hacked   

IEEE member database hacked

Over 800 members’ credit card details exposed
Revision to PCI standards welcomed despite minor changes 

Revision to PCI standards welcomed despite minor changes

Calls made for tokenisation to be incorporated.
Industry 'needs global security standards body': IBM 

Industry 'needs global security standards body': IBM

Too much fragmentation.
PCI Standards Council updates PIN transaction security requirements 

PCI Standards Council updates PIN transaction security requirements

Aims to simplify process.
ISF criticises 'privacy puzzle' over data 

ISF criticises 'privacy puzzle' over data

Conflicting standards lead to confusion.
PCI clarifies procedures to secure Wi-Fi  

PCI clarifies procedures to secure Wi-Fi

The group charged with administering the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has begun issuing guidance documents that merchants can use to help them better ...
PCI DSS standards to face open comment 

PCI DSS standards to face open comment

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is looking for feedback on its payment industry guidelines and plans to roll out an online tool to make providing input easier.
PCI appoints new board of advisors 

PCI appoints new board of advisors

A roster of new organisations will make up the second Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) board of advisors, including Bank of America, Wal-Mart and PayPal.
Wal-Mart, Bank of America, Microsoft to be represented on PCI standards council 

Wal-Mart, Bank of America, Microsoft to be represented on PCI standards council

Bank of America, Microsoft and Wal-Mart Stores are three of 14 organisations that will make up the newly formed PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) Board of Advisors.
US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards 

US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards

A White House-sanctioned commission on identity theft backed the creation of a national breach notification law this week.
WLAN Smart Card authentication receives standards boost  

WLAN Smart Card authentication receives standards boost

An Extensible Authentication Protocol Smart Card (EAP-SC) authentication standard designed to serve as a unified secure point of entry for all IP wireless networks including ...
Intel pushes China for foreign wireless standards 

Intel pushes China for foreign wireless standards

Intel is urging China to back down on its move to ban foreign wireless standards and enforce Chinese wi-fi encryption.
Nine companies join open standards security group 

Nine companies join open standards security group

Nine vendors, including Dell and Motorola, have joined the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an organization focused on creating open standards for system security.
China remains defiant over wireless standards 

China remains defiant over wireless standards

Intel has failed to make China back down on plans to enforce its own wireless security standards in the country.
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