Dec 30, 2008
Being in the software industry for more than 18 years, I’ve rarely been successful at explaining what I do to family and friends. They know I do something with computers but it stops there. They have no idea what B2B, MFT, ERP, SCM, or any of the other TLAs (three letter acronyms) that I refer to means.
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Dec 09, 2008
The Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requires that Primary Account Numbers (PANs) be encrypted when stored, and specifically notes that track 2 data including CVV information never be stored. While this works great for transactions where the credit card is charged immediately - like at a point of sale - it causes a problem for companies that take credit card information at the time of sale but do not actually charge the payment until a later date. An example of this includes the situation where credit cards are not charged until a product is actually shipped from the retailer or manufacturer.
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