Encryption is the best way to protect payment card transaction data

The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) meets annually in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America. Security professionals who have to comply with PCI standards need to stay abreast of these updates. Data devaluation, including encryption and tokenization, was front and center in the keynote address at the Vegas and London meetings. Less than 4 percent of breaches had some sort of data devaluation in place, such as encryption. If it has value, devalue it! If its important to you, encrypt it!”]

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