Comments on: Four Tips For Retailers On Credit Card Security: A Reminder http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2012/12/four-tips-for-retailers-on-credit-card-security-a-reminder.html/ tech insight and news for small business Sat, 18 May 2013 08:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Peter M. Abraham http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2012/12/four-tips-for-retailers-on-credit-card-security-a-reminder.html/#comment-2530 Peter M. Abraham Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:26:00 +0000 http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/?p=30079#comment-2530 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/elcomsoft_tool_decrypts_pgp/ -- and there are related articles show that encryption does not mean hacker proof just as PCI Compliance does not mean hacker proof. The best you can achieve is a high degree of hack resistance; which, when achieved does not provide any guarantees the Grinch cannot get in and steal. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/elcomsoft_tool_decrypts_pgp/ — and there are related articles show that encryption does not mean hacker proof just as PCI Compliance does not mean hacker proof.

The best you can achieve is a high degree of hack resistance; which, when achieved does not provide any guarantees the Grinch cannot get in and steal.

]]> By: Peter M. Abraham http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2012/12/four-tips-for-retailers-on-credit-card-security-a-reminder.html/#comment-2529 Peter M. Abraham Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/?p=30079#comment-2529 "If the Whos Had Been PCI Compliant, The Grinch Wouldn’t Have Stolen Anything" Are you stating PCI Compliance = hacker proof? “If the Whos Had Been PCI Compliant, The Grinch Wouldn’t Have Stolen Anything”

Are you stating PCI Compliance = hacker proof?

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