June 2020 Payment Methods Newsletter
What's New  What's New     Featured  Featured

PCI SSC Launches an Online Certification Option “eLearning with Remote Exam Certification”

The PCI SSC has enabled a new option for taking courses and completing certification exams online to address the contingency situation caused by COVID-19.

On this website, we can see the details of this new form of certification.

https://training.pcisecuritystandards.org/elearning-with-online-certification-exam


PCI SSC Publishes a Guide for Conducting Remote Assessments

Due to ongoing travel and meeting restrictions resulting from COVID-19, the PCI SSC has published an additional guide for assessors on the topic of remote assessments.

On this website, we can see all the particularities and details to consider to successfully conduct a remote assessment.


https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/additional-remote-assessment-considerations-during-covid-19


PCI SSC Publishes a Guide for Maintaining the Security and Cleanliness of POS Devices

Merchants are working harder than ever to protect their customers by frequently cleaning common touchpoints in their stores. One of these common surfaces is point-of-sale (POS) payment terminals, where customers swipe or insert their payment cards and potentially enter a PIN to confirm their purchase. The PCI SSC provides some considerations to avoid damaging POS devices while keeping them clean.

https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/maintaining-pos-device-security-and-cleanliness

   

The Lifespan of Personal Data

In this article, Sergio Moreno analyzes one of the topics that most troubles various organizations when they face the issue of storing personal data.

The article concludes with an interesting table that lists the most common types of personal data or information in organizations, along with their retention period and applicable law, if any.

SSL/TLS Security: LUCKY 13

In this article, Pablo Gonzalo talks to us about the attack known as Lucky 13, which is a cryptographic attack against TLS protocol implementations, exploiting a design flaw and allowing plaintext to be obtained from encrypted text.

The article concludes with an interesting conclusion on how to mitigate this type of attack.

PCI SSC Develops a Temporary Process to Obtain a Valid Second Industry Certification for Recertification as a QSA

Due to the widespread closure of testing centers in many countries, the PCI SSC recognizes that QSAs that must recertify before June 30, 2020, may not be able to complete the exams associated with industry certifications before their recertification date. The PCI SSC has developed a temporary process for existing QSAs who, for reasons related to COVID-19, cannot meet the requirement of holding two industry certifications.

https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/covid19

   

Encryption of Personal Data

Sergio Moreno presents an article related to the importance of encrypting personal data and the types of encryption available on the market.

Incident Analysis   Incident Analysis
EasyJet

This low-cost airline has revealed that it suffered a “highly sophisticated” cyberattack and that the personal information of 9 million customers was accessed. The company suspects that the attack was probably motivated by card data theft, although thanks to the established security systems, the attackers only had access to a limited set of data.

More information on the website:
https://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/easyjet-admits-data-breach-via-cyber-attack/

Diebold Nixdorf

Diebold Nixdorf, one of the leading providers of ATMs and payment technology for banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations.

The company states that the cybercriminals never touched the ATMs or customer networks and that the intrusion only affected its corporate network.

More information on the website:
https://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/diebold-nixdorf-suffers-prolock-ransomware-attack/

Trends   Trends

CaixaBank Introduces Facial Recognition at Spanish ATMs

CaixaBank has begun a nationwide rollout of facial recognition ATMs. The rollout is the first launched by a financial institution globally that allows users to withdraw money simply by being recognized from the image captured by the terminal's camera, meaning they do not have to manually enter their PIN.


JCB Enables Cross-Border QR Code Payments

JCB is driving the adoption of QR payments among consumers as part of its quest to be the preferred card brand. The platform can be customized on a variety of devices and payment types. With this new payment method integrated into the platform, partner banks can quickly and easily enable JCB QR code payment for their customer base.

           
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