Jeremy Gumbley

Securing Stored Cardholder Data — Another Layer To The EMV Puzzle

While recent data breaches in the U.S. have put the spotlight on EMV transactions and the how the U.S. is behind the rest of the world in payments security, there is a “second tier” of security that can be taken on top of implementing EMV. EMV is a viable and necessary weapon in the battle to protect consumers’ data — but there are other layers of security that can further protect consumers’ card information that should serve to mitigate the fallout from future breaches.

The Fight Against Fraud: Why The U.S. Needs To Step Up Its Payments Game

While credit card fraud is in no way a laughing matter, the latest figures around the amount of customer data comprised and dollars stolen are quite astonishing.  Nearly 70 million customers’ credit card data was reported stolen from the Target breach alone and an annual figure of $11 billion lost was recently reported by Javelin Strategy & Research.