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ALSO CALLED: Card Payment Industry, Credit Card Industry, PCI
DEFINITION: PAN (primary account number) truncation is a technology that prevents most of the digits in a credit card, debit card or bank account number from appearing on printed receipts issued to customers. PAN truncation is used by point-of-sale (POS) terminals and has become nearly universal in recent years. In many jurisdictions, PAN truncation is mandated by the government. The intent is to prevent fraud  … 
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IBM Security Framework Blueprint (Redbook August '09)
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IBM has created a pair of complementary views to bridge the communication gap between the business and the technical perspectives of security to enable convergence in thought and process. The IBM Security Framework addresses the business view, and the IBM Security Blueprint addresses the technical view.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


Secure and Compliant Collaboration and Access
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: As part of its comprehensive security framework, IBM offers a broad, unified array of integrated access authorization and identity management solutions that enable organizations to secure their collaboration and access processes in alignment with their overall business needs.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


The Return on Investment of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Compliance
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Compliance with PCI DSS has become a global requirement for any business or entity that processes credit card transactions as payment for goods and services. This paper explores the ROI implications and opportunities of PCI.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009


PCI Compliance for Dummies
sponsored by Qualys, Inc.
EBOOK: Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is mandatory if your company stores, processes, or transmits payment cardholder data. This book is all about understanding PCI and how merchants can comply with its requirements.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


Reducing the Cost of Achieving PCI Compliance with Lumension® Compliance and IT Risk Management
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will examine PCI DSS and explain how Lumension® Compliance and IT Risk Management can help organizations reduce the cost of addressing compliance.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Data breaches in the Retail Industry
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
PODCAST: In this podcast, Gartner analyst Avivah Litan talks about the Heartland data breach in relation to current data security trends in the retail industry. Also, a discussion with Ernst & Young's Sagi Leizerov on data privacy in the retail industry reveals common trouble spots for retailers, including managing vendors and tracking customer purchases.
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 23 Sep 2009


Escaping PCI purgatory
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IBM offers comprehensive solutions designed to take businesses through the entire PCI compliance process and continue to meet new requirements, supporting the next level of security. Read the white paper ‘Escaping PCI Purgatory’ to learn more.
Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 21 Sep 2009


Address the PCI Data Security Standard with IBM Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read the white paper that shows how IBM Tivoli solutions help address the demands of broad-based commitments in terms of people, time and technology resources required to meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).
Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 21 Sep 2009


PCI DSS: Best Practices for Compliance
sponsored by Red Hat
VIDEO: Get your biggest PCI questions answered in this expert video. Find out about the different levels of merchants in PCI DSS, how well merchants understand those levels and whether the government may eventually have to mandate controls over the credit card industry.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 09 Sep 2009


LogRhythm and PCI Compliance
sponsored by LogRhythm, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: LogRhythm has extensive experience in helping organizations improve their overall security and compliance posture while reducing costs. This paper illustrates and discusses the 6 domains of PCI DSS requirements as well as uses tables to outline how LogRhythm supports PCI compliance.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009


Business Solutions: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This brief document provides a listing of the six primary objectives for companies to meet in order to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Data Breach Cost Analysis
sponsored by Palisade Systems, Inc.
PODCAST: The average cost of data breaches is rising as companies struggle to contain data leakage, explains Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute. Also, Henry Helgeson, CEO of payment processor Merchant Warehouse, talks about PCI and encryption in the wake of the Heartland breach.
Posted: 28 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 28 Aug 2009


Regulatory Compliance: How Digital Data Protection Helps
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents vital information about the regulatory requirements that enterprises must satisfy and how digital data protection helps enterprises satisfy these requirements.
Posted: 19 Aug 2009 | Published: 19 Aug 2009


Continuous File Integrity Monitoring with Minimal System Impact and No Repeat Scans
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
DATA SHEET: McAfee PCI Pro provides a comprehensive file integrity monitoring (FIM), audit trail and network configuration audit solution designed to help merchants and service providers quickly, easily and cost-effectively meet the following requirements of v 1.2 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Posted: 18 Aug 2009 | Published: 18 Aug 2009


Bridging the Gap Between Change Activity and Change Management: Real Time Accountability and Change Prevention
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
PRODUCT LITERATURE: Check out this paper to learn about McAfee Change Control, an operational-friendly, low-touch and low overhead software that can be deployed on a wide range of hardware platforms. McAfee Change Control provides change control on servers, network devices (including switches, routers and firewalls), and databases.
Posted: 18 Aug 2009 | Published: 18 Aug 2009


Solution Brief: Achieve and Maintain Compliance with Configuration Control Solutions
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Achieving and maintaining compliance tops the list of ongoing IT projects for many organizations ranging from small regional companies to giant multinationals. Read this brief document to learn what Tripwire solutions have to offer.
Posted: 31 Jul 2009 | Published: 31 Jul 2009


Credit Card Company Improves Risk Management to Boost Bottom Line using Predictive Analytics
sponsored by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters
CASE STUDY: A successful credit card company must be able to accurately assess its credit risk at any given time. Having an up-to-date picture of which clients may default on payments is critical to this process, not only amongst new applicants, but existing customers too.
Posted: 04 May 2009 | Published: 04 May 2009


Build Trust by Connecting Security Operations and Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Check out this case study to learn how Vesta implemented Tripwire® Enterprise to continuously monitor IT infrastructure for all unauthorized change, which helps maintain known, trusted, and compliant system environments and ensure audit requirements are met.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 25 Sep 2008

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PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): …  or identity theft in case a printed receipt is lost or carelessly discarded.Most credit card accounts are identified by a string of 16 numbers in four groups of four digits. When PAN truncation is used, only the last set of four digits appears on the printed receipt issued to the customer. The first three sets of four digits on the customer's receipt are replaced by wildcard characters, usually asterisks (*). The receipt contains enough relevant information so the buyer may, if necessary, identify the transaction at a later date. Such information can include the merchant's name and store location, … 
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