Cybersecurity Insights

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a regulation that encompasses any business that touches card holder data. It’s not just confined to a physical retailer you see on the high street; it covers eCommerce environments and contact centers processing payments over the phone too.

The clock is ticking and we are swiftly moving toward the GDPR deadline, with organisations of all shapes and sizes preparing themselves for the new regulations. To help our clients identify the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and sensitive data that is at the heart of the regulation we've strengthened our compliance services by partnering with data discovery specialists, Ground Labs.

PCI compliance is no easy feat, it can be a challenge to obtain, but results in lasting consumer trust and peace of mind knowing their data is protected. It needs to be approached with a long-term strategy in mind.

In this article, we outline 5 steps you can take to aid in your travel agents PCI compliance.

The General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in May 2018. It replaces the current Data Protection Act, updating the guidelines on how personal data is processed and held by organisations.

The General Data Protection Requirement (GDPR) is essentially about privacy. It relies on cyber security controls to ensure that legitimately used Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is adequately protected against the numerousthreats that could serve to defraud or harm us as individual citizens.