PCI compliance under scrutiny following big data breaches

As details filter out about the Home Depot hack (and many, many more data breaches), you can’t help but ask: How did this happen – especially when the company was supposed to adhere to specific safety regulations or else lose its capability to process credit card transactions?

According to The New York Times, Home Depot’s flawed security system allowed customer information to be stolen for months, unnoticed. These flaws include using outdated Symantec antivirus software from 2007, not continuously monitoring the network for suspicious behavior, and performing vulnerability scans irregularly and at only a small number of stores.

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