CISOs Weigh In On PCI DSS Compliance and Its Impact on Security

BOSTON, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noted Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from Time Warner Inc., CUNA Mutual Group and Pulte Financial Services will take part in what promises to be a thought-provoking educational webinar: Can PCI DSS Be a Threat to Your Organization?

Moderating the discussion is noted attorney and federal prosecutor, Mark Rasch, who created the Computer Crime Unit at the Department of Justice and worked with Visa and MasterCard in developing the original standards that became PCI DSS. Also taking part is a PCI Qualified Security Assessor from Verizon, and the Director of Security at Rally Software, a technical expert who designs and implements IT security policies for businesses.. Pwnie Express, which provides end-to-end security assessment solutions for remote and often hard-to-reach locations, is sponsoring this educational webinar.

The expert panel will discuss not only what you need to do to achieve compliance but ways to go beyond to ensure security.  

The webinar will be held:
Date: Thursday, November 13^th
Time: 1 PM EST
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The session is a unique opportunity to hear multiple viewpoints on what you need to do to attain PCI DSS compliance and how just being compliant doesn't ensure security, may put you at risk and leave your organization exposed legally. You'll hear how seasoned executives use PCI DSS as a basic checklist to strengthen their overall security posture.

"The drumbeat of companies that have been breached but compliant continues as hackers seek out the weakest link, which increasingly is becoming the remote location with organizations more distributed and using un-managed devices that often test infrequently," said Rasch. "As someone who helped draft what became the PCI DSS regulation, living in such a dynamic time, I look forward to moderating a panel of such distinguished CISOs and hear what they are doing to ensure compliance while maintaining security."

Key topics will include:

• Time Warner CISO Jamil Farshchi on the ideal PCI environment.
• CUNA Mutual Group CISO Nikk Gilbert on challenges in meeting PCI across a distributed organization.
• Pulte Financial Services CISO Robb Reck on additional security frameworks.
• Verizon QSA Aaron Reynolds on difficulties facing organizations.

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