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    MasterCard Advances Consumer Data Protection

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    Lisa Vaas
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    January 12, 2006
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      MasterCard International on Wednesday put incentives, tools and education into merchants hands to help them protect consumer data.

      The new program follows an ongoing parade of consumer data theft, with Reuters reporting the latest heist being the theft of more than 50,000 customer records from the database of Atlantis, a major Bahamas resort. The personal data included names, addresses, credit card information, Social Security numbers, driver license numbers and bank account data, according to a document filed with the Bahamas Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Such identity theft is what MasterCards new program aims to squash. A major feature is new pricing for the credit card companys SecureCode security program, which allows cardholders to enter a code known only to them and the card issuer when purchasing goods online.

      MasterCard SecureCode is a simple way to collect and process authentication data at a merchants site, thereby linking a cardholder to a specific online transaction.

      /zimages/3/28571.gifMasterCard and Hitachi form a smart-card venture. Click here to read more.

      The new, global pricing makes online merchants who support SecureCode eligible for up to 16 percent lower rates than for face-to-face transactions.

      MasterCard is also rolling out free network vulnerability scans for merchants on a global basis. Scanning is a necessary step to achieve compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and in this case includes an educational component, with merchants learning how they can improve network security and achieve the standard. Participating security companies include Ambiron TrustWave, Cybertrust, One-Sec, Qualys and SecurityMetrics.

      The program also includes an educational campaign with advertising, Web content and Webinars to teach merchants about security issues and resources. In addition, the company has set up a new site for merchants, at www.mastercardsecurity.com, that provides detailed, up-to-date information about security resources available to merchants. It also features links to companies offering the free PCI scans.

      The Webinar series will feature current and future trends, industry issues, and best practices that merchants can use to make their operations more secure.

      /zimages/3/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest database news, reviews and analysis.

      Lisa Vaas
      Lisa Vaas is News Editor/Operations for eWEEK.com and also serves as editor of the Database topic center. Since 1995, she has also been a Webcast news show anchorperson and a reporter covering the IT industry. She has focused on customer relationship management technology, IT salaries and careers, effects of the H1-B visa on the technology workforce, wireless technology, security, and, most recently, databases and the technologies that touch upon them. Her articles have appeared in eWEEK's print edition, on eWEEK.com, and in the startup IT magazine PC Connection. Prior to becoming a journalist, Vaas experienced an array of eye-opening careers, including driving a cab in Boston, photographing cranky babies in shopping malls, selling cameras, typography and computer training. She stopped a hair short of finishing an M.A. in English at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She earned a B.S. in Communications from Emerson College. She runs two open-mic reading series in Boston and currently keeps bees in her home in Mashpee, Mass.

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