PCI DSS on fire at ERIxChange
I don't mean to say PCI DSS regulation was on fine, but rather the session I was in, got fired down. As I indicated earlier I was on a panel discussion about PCI DSS at the ERIeChange conference in Boston. There were about 6 panelists and it was moderated by Evan Schumann of StoreFrontBackTalk. It started on time and we were doing great with all the panelists enthusiastically chiming in.
Some of the discussion was around, how it is fundamnetally important to identity the data that must stored to do business versus nice to have. There are lots of retailers that retain cardholder data without much thinking and it and that in fact leads to compromises. One panelists suggested a recent compromise where the cardholder data was stored in a marketing database which was obviously not well secured and lead to the compromise.
We were into the session for about 15 minutes when the room started getting filled with smoke from the ceiling. Some cables and/or lights were on fire in the ceiling. We all had to vacate the room and that was the end of the session. By the time the event organizers found another room, it was time for next session. So it was a tragic end to a potentially great session as the session was packed with attendees.
Good news is, we plan to re-host the panel discussion on StoreFrontBackTalk as a webcast. So tune in to listen and ask questions. I'll post the exact date/time of the webcast as soon as it is finalized.
