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Only 37% of Security Professionals Believe PCI Compliance Protects Consumers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — June 20th, 2007 — Thirty-seven percent of 101 IT security professionals surveyed believe the PCI data security standard – which has been under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the TJX and other high-profile security breaches involving credit card data – is sufficient to protect consumers. Forty-one percent said the standard is insufficient to protect consumers. nCircle, the leading provider of agentless security risk and compliance management solutions, conducted the survey from March 13 to May 3, 2007.
The full poll results are:
Question: "Do you think compliance with the PCI standard provides consumers with sufficient credit card security?"
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Total votes: 101 |
According to Elizabeth Ireland, Vice President for nCircle, "The fact that only 37% feel PCI compliance sufficiently protects consumers reflects a growing awareness in the IT community of the difference between compliance and security. In other words, even if a merchant is PCI compliant, this is not a guarantee that the data PCI intends to protect is secure. In acknowledging this challenge, organizations will increasingly seek solutions and processes that that help organizations to be both secure and compliant."
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