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How Safe is Your Credit/Debit Card?

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ConsortiumInfo.org Standards Blog; By Andy Updegrove
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Cybersecurity is an increasingly frequent topic in the news, and this week brought word of the indictment of some of the most notorious hackers in the world. With so many breaches in the news, you might understandably be wondering how safe your own financial information is, and whether anyone is doing anything to protect you.

Happily, the answer is "yes," and as it happens, the organization that has been tackling this problem is a client of mine, PCI Security Standards Council, which creates and enables a global, end to end ecosystem of standards, certifications, auditors and more to secure payment card data from the moment that your card gets swiped on a reader to the time it reaches its ultimate destination. In this in-depth interview, PCI SSC General Manager explains how your financial data can be protected - provided that those that handle your information adopt and maintain the right standards.

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