One of the most interesting things about plane flights is the time to actually sit and ponder.  Perhaps it is the disconnected nature…perhaps it is the compressed air…or, most likely, it is the fellow sitting next to me with his elbow partly into my seat that causes me to find things to distract focus.  And, [...]

Very complex, detailed content.  Whets the appetite for more. It is probably best to start this post with a disclaimer.  I am not a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). . .I do not sit on the PCI Security Standards Council. . .Rather, I am only one of the many voices discussing the importance of PCI-DSS and [...]

Recently, I completed a webinar series with the Microsoft ISV Innovation team.  The goal was simple, and ridiculously ambitious, to provide a useful overview of the payments industry to software companies in 1 hour.  As you can imagine the material that “should” be covered can span several days. . .It was an interesting exercise in [...]