Upping the ante: PCI Security Standard

Overall, v3 will help IT security pros in advancing the overall protection of their organizations, says Charles Danley, senior compliance engineer at FireMon. “The updated and new security controls are greatly improved and guidance now looks to ensure security is built into the business process for day-to-day operations, which people have often cited as a shortcoming of previous iterations of the standard,” he says. “In this sense, pursuing compliance will track more closely with the core goals of operational security, which is the right direction.”