The PCI Security Security Standards Council, charged with administering payment industry guidelines, is seeking nominations for election to its board of advisers. The board represents the council's more than 500 participating organizations, which help shape PCI standards. Twenty-one seats are available, 14 of which will be open for nomination. The others will be appointed by the executive committee. Visit www.pcisecuritystandards.org. -- DK
Companies around the globe are recognizing the second annual Data Privacy Day on Wednesday with seminars and other events aimed at educating users and generating discussion around the topic.
When hackers broke into Heartland Payment System's networks to steal potentially tens of millions of credit card numbers, the company thought it was prepared.
To protect the country's information networks, President Obama plans to appoint a cyber adviser, initiate new research and development and increase collaboration with the private sector.
