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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a security standard that outlines minimum security requirements for organizations that handle cardholder information. When asked how important PCI compliance is to their overall security program, 43 percent of respondents said it was the backbone of their security program, and 36 percent said it was half of their security program. However, in order to protect confidential customer data, organizations must also apply other security controls.
“It is shocking to see the high level of confidence exhibited by respondents in the wake of the recent series of high-profile cardholder data breaches,” said Tim Erlin, director of IT security and risk strategy for Tripwire, in response to the findings. “Sixty percent of respondents said they are confident that their security controls are able to prevent the loss of data files, but this confidence flies in the face of recent evidence to the contrary.”
Other findings include:
· 24 percent of those studied have already suffered a data breach where Personally Identifiable Information (PII) was stolen or accessed by intruders.
· 36 percent of respondents do not have confidence in their incident response plan.
· 51 percent of respondents are only somewhat confident that their security controls can detect malicious applications.
· 40 percent of respondents said they do not believe that recent high profile cardholder breaches have changed the level of attention executives give to security.
“It is great that recent breaches have increased cybersecurity awareness and internal dialogue,” said Dwayne Melancon, chief technology officer for Tripwire. “However, the improved internal communication may be biased by a false sense of security. For example, 95 percent of respondents said they would be able to detect a breach on critical systems within a week. In reality, nearly all of the recent publicly disclosed breaches have gone on for months without detection.”
Melancon continued: “Furthermore, only 60 percent of respondents believe their systems have been hardened enough to prevent the kind of data loss similar to that seen in recent high profile breaches. These attitudes seem to indicate a high degree of overconfidence or naiveté among information security practitioners. I believe a number of these organizations may be in for a rude awakening if their systems are targeted by criminals.”
