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Wireless and PCI - executive dinner in NYC

AirDefense and Motorola have partnered to hole an executive dinner on wireless security in NYC on July 17th, 2008.  They invited us to present and I’ll be talking about wireless security as it relates to PCI DSS compliance.  I’ll also be discussing the difference between compliance and validation as it pertains to current data compromises.

If you’re in the NYC area and care about wireless security, you should register for the event and attend.  I’ve always said that it’s better to have more tools in your toolbox.  Attending this session will broaden your understanding of the standard and help you maximize your security capital by focusing on day-to-day security while saitsfying your compliance needs.

I knew a company once that reverse engineered their database system so they could extract the encryption/decryption keys just so they could print them out and store them under “dual control” in two different safes.  That company successfully increased the risk to cardholder data just to meet a perceived compliance need.

I’d like to help you better understand the standard, especially those surrounding wireless security, so you can be more effective in securing your infrastructure.