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What to Know About Tokenization

Basis Theory

As a merchant, to understand tokenization for your own benefit, it’s critical to understand: What tokenization is, why it’s important for payments, and how it compares to encryption. How developers can use a tokenization platform to secure protected data without the costs and liabilities of building their own system.

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How PCI DSS Compliance Protects Australian Businesses from Data Breaches?

VISTA InfoSec

Protecting cardholder data: Encrypting sensitive data during transmission. Implementing strong access control measures: Limiting access to cardholder data based on job responsibilities. Encryption of payment card data One of the key requirements of PCI DSS is the encryption of cardholder data both in transit and at rest.

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Advanced Data Security: Safeguarding Your Business In The Digital Age  

VISTA InfoSec

Backup Your Data Regularly Safeguarding your vital data is non-negotiable. Implement a solid backup strategy to renew your operations after disruptive incidents like ransomware encryptions, hardware failures, or accidental deletions. When crisis inevitably strikes, you’ll bounce back with irreplaceable data intact.

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IBM upgrades mainframe to speed data encryption

Payments Source

Credit card or personal data transactions getting processed through IBM equipment will soon benefit from "one-click" data encryption in a powerful new mainframe.

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PCI updates data encryption standard to increase product availability

Payments Source

In updating its point-to-point encryption standard, the PCI Security Standards Council says the resulting simplified validation process for component and software providers will result in more products available for cardholder data protection.

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MoviePass' data encryption problem is an epidemic in payments

Payments Source

Many companies have tools in place alerting them to possible security issues, but if companies get a large volume of issues, this quickly overwhelms the ability for security and risk professionals to analyze, prioritize, and remediate, writes DivvyCloud's Chris DeRamus.

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Runa Introduces Runa Assure: Proactive Security for Payout Protection

Fintech Finance

Data Encryption & Secure Storage: Ensure sensitive information and API keys remain protected with leading cloud encryption technologies. Distributed denial of service (DDOS) protection ensures all traffic is protected from malicious threat actors.

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