Triple DES, the new data-encryption standard for automated teller machines and point of sale terminals, is proving a bigger implementation challenge than many banks had expected. April 1 is the ...

In order to make compliance with PCI DSS requirement 3, “Protect stored cardholder” data and requirement 4, “Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks” easier, merchants ...

A new U.S. standard in the works now could dramatically cut the costs ATM deployers face in bringing their machines into compliance with the so-called Triple DES encryption requirement set by the bank ...

Although ciphers long have been a staple of spy thrillers and mysteries, data encryption now has gained a real — and critical — foothold in the business world. “Encryption and authentication are ...

The number of off-premise automated teller machines in use fell last year, the first such decline since they hit the market 12 years ago, largely because merchants chose to get rid of many ...

The way Target deployed triple DES encryption for debit card PINs makes its statement about the unlikelihood that they were in danger much more believable. In a column on Saturday, I suggested that ...