During 3rd quarter, 2008, overseas hackers breached the security protocol at both Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay. In the case of RBS WorldPay, encryption protocols were sophisticated enough to thwart the hackers’ attempts to retrieve useable sensitive data, but a breach did occur. These breaches are a reminder that PCI compliance is critical to any business regardless of size.
RBS WorldPay announced last week that it had completed upgrades to its PCI security protocol that bring it in compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 1.2 (PCI DSS 1.2). RBS engaged Verizon Business, formerly Cybertrust, a leader in information security technology and Qualified Security Assessor to complete a third party review of its PCI compliance. As a result of being found to be compliant under PCI DSS 1.2, RBS WorldPay expects to be immediately listed on Visa® and MasterCard’s® PCI Validated Service Provider list.
Are you PCI compliant? We at Big Hairy Dog are doing all we can to protect our customers from this type of 'cybertheft'. If you are still using non-PCI Compliant software, call your BHD Sales Rep today. We have affordable solutions to PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS!!