For Data Protection Day 2021, PCI Pal®, the global provider of cloud-based secure payment solutions, is today encouraging organisations to implement a culture of security to make year-round compliance a priority, to safeguard customers' payment card data amid rising cyber-fraud risks.
With reports*1 from the
"Verizon's 2020 Payment Security report*2 found - for the third year running - that just over a quarter (27.9%) of organisations assessed had maintained full Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance during their interim compliance validation, meaning a majority who were previously assessed as fully compliant, were not compliant at their interim validation.
"With the RUSI highlighting the increasing security risks facing the
"Organisations should be sufficiently prepared with the ongoing resources that are required to maintain year-round measures. A whole-company approach is needed so everyone within the organisation is aware of the important obligations and penalties for non-compliance; regular assessments should be in place with all staff so they are kept updated on the risks and understand the importance of security best practice."
Data Protection Day - which is also known internationally as Data Privacy Day - is taking place today on Thursday
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Notes to Editors:
Data Protection Day takes place on Thursday 28th January. Internationally, it is also known as Data Privacy Day.
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55769991 - Fraud epidemic 'is now national security threat'
2. https://enterprise.verizon.com/en-gb/resources/reports/payme... - Verizon Payment Security Report 2020
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