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Suits Pile Up vs. Hannaford Bros.
by Mark Hamstra
Excerpt:
“Tom Kellermann, vice president of security awareness for Core Security Technologies, a Boston-based supplier of software that tests security systems, said he believes the PCI standard needs to be updated…
“ ‘It's definitely a good step forward, but it has some serious gaps in its ability to thwart the sophisticated hacker of 2008,’ he said…
“He cited PCI's reliance on password protection as an example, noting that ‘passwords have become obsolete’ when it comes to financial data security. He also advocated more frequent testing of security systems and said retailers have become overly reliant on encryption.’
Source: Supermarket News
