Penetration Hurts: Best Practices to Protect Sensitive Data and Achieve PCI Compliance

Overview

The greatest threat on the Internet involves increased in data theft, data leakage, and targeted attacks for the purpose of stealing confidential information that can be used for financial gain. Acquiring unsecured financial information is the primary objective of hackers and organized crime in order to fuel a thriving black market for stolen credit card numbers, bank accounts, passwords, personal identification numbers and other data. These attacks affect more than just the online retailers. Breaches occur on point-of-sale, back office, and wireless technology systems.