Re: data retention and encryption ala tjmaxx

John,
Exactly what I was looking for. Thankyou.

Jim Franz

To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:44 PM
Subject: RE: data retention and encryption ala tjmaxx

By accepting credit cards (Visa at a minimum but pretty much everyone
else is on board) your customers have probably agreed to adhere to the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/ has a link to the standard itself.


I haven't read it through but my understanding is that the ramifications
for violating PCI can include heavy fines and loss of ability to accept
credit cards.  I'd urge following whatever guidelines it provides.

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John A. Jones, CISSP
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Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:18 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: data retention and encryption ala tjmaxx

With the TJ Max debacle playing out in the media, I need to make a
recommendation to several customers who handle credit card trans.
Is there a short & concise list of standard practices as to when to keep
customer data versus when not to...
I have searched the web and find that everyone seems to have a different
opinion, and much of it sounds like "talking heads..".
Perhaps an industry association recommendation, or something from the
card processors that I can get to (that is not a 800 page manual).
In one case, iSeries custom software for private (non-standard) cards in
addition to major labels. Another has pc based swipe machine and settle
software, but then keys the tran onto the iSeries (and I need to
recommend for both iSeries and pc).
None of these customers fit a "traditional" retailer model.
Jim Franz

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