As “one of the worst ever” years for data security nears its end, CSO reports the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) hopes emerging technologies will help prevent future breaches. PCI SSC International Director Jeremy King said, "We hope to get better. Unfortunately, the criminals are getting better." As of January 1, organizations must be compliant with PCI-DSS 3.0, the report states. Meanwhile, a “brightening economic picture spurred more people to buy homes and renovate them,” resulting in gains for Home Depot and easing concern the retailer’s recent breach “would scare customers away,” The New York Times reports. In a blog for ComputerworldUK, Forrester Analysts discuss privacy as a competitive differentiator, suggesting data can “be the downfall for an organization when improperly handled or lost.”
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