Can Remote Access And PCI Co-Exist?
Written by Evan SchumanApril 8th, 2009
Budget cutbacks and office closings have been pressuring retailers to pursue remote access approaches for tech support. And yet, PCI security concerns have made any kind of external access frightening in the extreme. Will fear or cheapness win?
One of the more pervasive challenges today is that remote site access has been around for decades, but the security needs have sharply changed. No longer, for example, does a firewall have to be pierced to permit remote site access. StorefrontBacktalk held a podcast this week on PCI and remote access, with LogMeIn's George Hamilton as guest. To listen to the podcast, please click here.
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Is there really an improvement between a mag swipe and contactless tap if multi-factor authentication is required?
-Ed
