Visa Probes Tokens, Encryption for PCI Card Data Protection

Quotes

1. “ It's a great technology overall, but merchants have to make sure there's no other instances of PAN data around to really get the full benefit. ”

   By Diana Kelley

2. “ In the eyes of PCI and the assessor, a token isn't necessarily considered an encrypted data item, which may make it a little easier to pass an audit that way. ”

   By Ramon Krikken

Entities Mentioned

• Visa
• PCI
• PCI Security Standards Council
• Las Vegas
• POS
• Visa Inc.
• Eduardo Perez

1. The PCI Security Standards Council addressed emerging technologies at a meeting last month in Las Vegas and determined that encryption and tokenization were the top two emerging technologies deserving of attention. (Read Full Article)

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