Target And Neiman Marcus's Intrusion Case Study

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The recent data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus have once again shown that compliance with the (PCI DSS) is no guarantee against intrusion. Neiman Marcus became the latest company to suggest that PCI compliance had brought it little security against major intrusion. In a letter to the U.S. Sen. Explaining the recent breach that exposed 1.1 million payment cards, Neiman Marcus CIO Michael Kingston claimed the intrusion happened even though the company had security measures that exceeded PCI Standards.
Target also disclosed a data breach that exposed credit card data on 40 million people, is also believed to have been PCI compliant at the time of intrusion. Several other companies that have suffered major data compromises in recent years