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PIN Transaction Security (PTS)
November 2017
PTS is a set of modular evaluation requirements managed by PCI Security Standards Council, for PIN acceptance POI terminals.
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Penetration Testing
November 2017
Penetration testing refers to a technical security audit undertaken by ethical hackers who assess infrastructure, networks and applications for [...]
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PCI Compliant
November 2017
PCI Compliant refers to an organisation that has become compliant with the PCI DSS and has demonstrated this either through a Self-Assessment [...]
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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
November 2017
PCI DSS is a document consisting of 12 requirements and various principles all designed to provide a framework to protect payment card data and [...]
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Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC)
November 2017
PCI SSC is the global governing body for payment card security standards. The PCI Security Standards Council is responsible for the development, [...]
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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
November 2017
OAIC is an independent Australian Government agency established under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010.
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Merchant
November 2017
Merchant is an entity that trades goods and services and receives payment by means of credit or debit card.
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Man In The Middle (MITM)
November 2017
MITM refers commonly to an attack (in this context against payment card data) on a payment transaction whereby the hacker intercepts sensitive [...]
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LUHN Formula
November 2017
LUHN formula, also called modulus 10, is a simple algorithm used to validate the number on a credit card. It works on cards issued by
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Level 1 PCI DSS
November 2017
Merchants fall under four categories of PCI compliance, depending on the number of transactions they process each year, and whether those [...]
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