Month: February 2026

What is PCI 3DS?

This article presents a brief description of the PCI 3DS standard, aimed at protecting card-not-present e-commerce transactions through robust cardholder authentication. Introduction The Payment Card Industry Standard...

/ February 26, 2026

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE): ‘compliance’ vs. ‘security’

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a technology that protects sensitive data in databases during storage (data-at-rest). However, its use must be restricted to very specific scenarios, outside of which the level of protection that...

/ February 19, 2026

The expiration date of PCI HSM version 3.x is approaching (30 April 2026), what will happen to the affected devices?

April 30, 2026 is the stipulated date for the expiration of cryptographic devices validated according to PCI HSM version 3.x. If you do not have defined your migration strategy, this article interests you. NOTE: The PCI SSC has...

/ February 12, 2026