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Card Payment Security Issues for Hotel Industry - Mumbai India Event
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On 18 January 2011, Mumbai Police and India Payment Card Risk Council (IPCRC) will be jointly sponsoring an important event and workshop to raise awareness on "Card Payment Security Issues in the Hotel Industry". The need for this topic is especially important given the boom in India economy and the resulting rise in business for the hotel industry from domestic and international visitors. Events like this have long provided timely guidance to management when faced with the challenge of securing their organizations and protecting their guests against card frauds.
Seating is limited so please contact Mr. Sunpreet Sacher at sunpreet.sacher@icicibank.com or Tel: +91 9004975552 for more information. Please provide your organization's name; participants name; designation; Email ID; contact cell & land-line number.
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The following articles highlight accomplishments, challenges and issues that affect our industry:
2011 Card Skimming Fraud Threats
Criminals are now using cryptographic technology to protect the card information that they steal, and that's posing challenges for detection and law enforcement via 2011 Card Skimming Fraud Threats.
The GRC Market in Projected to Grow 20%, Driven More By Breadth Than Maturity
On the heels of Forrester's GRC Market Overview last month, the Governance, Risk, And Compliance Predictions: 2011 And Beyond provides insight into market drivers.
Healthcare Providers Receive FTC Red Flags Exemption from Congress
On December 7, the House by voice vote joined the Senate in passage of S.3987, the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. On November 30, 2010, the Senate passed this legislation by unanimous consent. The bill has been cleared to the White House for signature.
Click here for additional articles............
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PCI DSS 2.0 Analysis, Implications and Next Steps
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By Parin Lapasia (QSA, CISA, CISSP) and Hugh Kominars (QSA, CISA, CISM), ControlCase LLCPayment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Version 2.0 includes numerous clarifications and enhancements that will likely impact how organizations become or maintain compliance with the standard in the coming year. Additional emphasis is placed on understanding and confirming third-party/vendor compliance, evidence of an effective risk assessment program, and finding and removing cardholder data. It is never to early to start planning for PCI 2.0 compliance. Click here to download the full article.
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