Targeted attacks on retail Point of Sale (POS) networks have entered the scene in a big way recently, ushering in what could be the most damaging cyber-crime

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There's no way around it. No matter what size your business is or what industry you work in, if you accept credit cards, keeping up with the latest requirements is difficult at best. Credit card security has become an even greater challenge for merchants with the advent of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard put forth by The PCI Security Standards Council.

The physical Point-of-Interaction (POI) devices that accept and process credit card transactions can be one of the most vulnerable attack vectors for criminals intent on stealing cardholder data. The combination of advancing technologies like 3D printing or near field communication (NFC) with outdated policies and untrained staff allows fraudsters an opportunity for substitution of POIs and insertion of physical skimmers that can result in huge losses of cardholder data.

Prime Factors spoke with some of the best minds in data security to get their take on what kinds of data encryption management problems customers run into. They identified several common threats to key management and secure data access which they see over and over again, That advice is condensed and organized here for professionals responsible for effectively protecting sensitive data in their enterprises.

In the payment market, chip card providers are optimizing the hardware offer alongside with software to minimize production costs. The choice of an OS to run EMV cards is one of the most important for financial institutions, as it directly impacts the overall personalization and issuance costs.