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http://www.techworld.com/security/pci.cfm
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http://www.cio.co.uk/whitepapers/5860/pci-dss-compliance/
usually folderbased search-and-retrieval functions in their email applications are simply not enough to rise to the challenge and a stateof-the-art-email storage facility with enhanced retrieval and management capabilities is the only viable solution. Download this white paper BASEL II Impact on...

http://pcianswers.com/2008/10/01/pci-dss-version-12-differences-and-updates/
as Testing Procedures. Requirement 8 Minor edits for clarification. Clarified that testing procedures must verify that passwords are unreadable in storage and transmission. Requirement 9 In version 1.2 there is a note of clarification for Requirement 9.1.1 stating that video cameras... thing in the standard one should take a risk based approach toward answering the question. Version 1.2 Specified that offsite storage locations must be visited at least annually. This is only required when data is actually stored off-site an item that...

http://corporate.visa.com/md/nr/press667.jsp
we expect acquirers to increase their efforts with merchants to accelerate their progress toward becoming PCI compliant and eliminating the storage of sensitive card data. Nothing is more important to Visa than securing commerce. The program targets the acquirers responsible for...

http://rationalsecurity.typepad.com/blog/2008/10/please-help-me-i-need-a-qsa-to-
friend told me about section 12.8 but it doesnt really apply because the service provider just provides me cycles and storage I run the apps I build but I dont see any of the underlying infrastructure. Also I have no portability...

http://www.theenterprisecloud.com
a mouse button you can dynamically provision new servers from a dedicated pool of physical resources including processing memory and storage. Select from pre-configured server templates for easy deployment or customize your own for total control. And because knowledge is power...

http://maltainfosec.org/
investments made in the recent months by Mita including the deployment of intrusion prevention systems tighter policies and stronger password storage technology. As a direct result of these measures the length of time required for a perpetrator to decrypt a password...

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The rate of arrival and projected increases will affect how you spread your syslog master hosts and what type of storage youll need on them. Do you have admin access to upgrade clients or modify existing syslog client configurations Youll need...

http://www.secureconsulting.net/2009/02/pci_dss_v12_in_a_nutshell.html
of the card number must be masked to at least the first six and last four digits preferably less. In storage the PAN must me rendered unreadable using either a hash or strong encryption. If using disk encryption then logical access... the OS without the keys tied to user accounts. Access must be restricted on a need-to-know basis. Secure storage must be used with minimal replication or duplication. 4. Fully document and implement good key management practices that address the... lifecycle. The lifecycle must address testing patches and configuration changes prior to deployment including validating input proper error handling secure storage of cryptographic materials secured communication and access controls preferably role-based. The lifecycle must also establish separate developmenttest and production environment... and code review capabilities. All patches and configuration changes must be tested to validate input proper error handling secure storage of cryptographic materials se

http://nickcoblentz.blogspot.com/2009/02/pci-compliance-and-cloud-computing.html
Java and the database will be SQL Server 2005. Database backups will be encrypted and archived using Amazons S3 cloud storage. Communication between the client and the web server the web server and the database server the master database server and... problem if servers are constantly being spun up or down to automatically adjust based on needsrequirements. In addition Amazons S3 storage mirrors data across a number of geographically diverse locations. Documenting and assessing Amazons the physical network for PCI is very... Based on the controls implemented by the Hypervisor as well as authentication and authorization controls in place for accessing cloud storage it is likely segmentation controls are satisfied. Logging and forensics concerns may require the creation of virtual images suited for... be necessary for companies verify and document the cloud providers use of anti-virus as it applies to Host OSs cloud storage and other related components. Takeaway Companies should verify