In a previous posting, we discussed the guidelines regarding PCI compliance in the cloud that the PCI Security Standards Council recently released. Here, we offer additional thoughts on what this […]

The Iowa legislature is considering a bill that would codify the PCI data security standards, a signal that these standards may be influential for general data security, not just security […]

On February 13th, Trustwave, a security services firm, released key findings from its 2013 Trustwave Global Security Report.  For the first time, the retail industry surpassed the hospitality industry as […]

On February 13th, SecurityMetrics released findings from its annual Payment Card Threat Report.  According to the report, two-thirds of merchants are not compliant with the PCI DSS because they have […]

PCI Security Standards Council recently issued guidelines to assist merchants, including those in the hospitality industry, with payment card security in e-commerce environments. PCI-DSS requirements apply to e-commerce environments for […]

AGG Partner Michael E. Burke, a specialist in export controls with Arnall Golden Gregory’s International Business and Global Logistics and Transportation practices, has authored an AGG Client Alert with important information regarding […]

According to this article by Tech Week Europe, “Hotels, restaurants and shops accounted for 78 percent of the breaches analysed by security firm Trustwave in 2012.” Read more to learn […]

In December 2012, the DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal published an article, “Private Ordering in Light of the Law: Achieving Consumer Protection through Payment Card Security Measures.”  The article […]

On January 7th, Europol published its “Situation Report: Payment Card Fraud 2012,” which includes certain findings of particular significance to the hospitality industry in the United States, including: The Report […]

Thanks to those who attended. Today we discussed how in order to develop a Learning Strategy we must provide situational awareness research which we call a Current State Assessment. At […]