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Cardholder Information Security Program

Alerts, Bulletins & Webinars

Alerts, Bulletins & Webinars

Data Security Alerts, Bulletins & Webinars

To support compliance with the Visa U.S.A. Cardholder Information Security Program, Visa is committed to helping all payment system participants better understand their responsibilities related to securing cardholder data. As part of this commitment, Visa issues security alerts when vulnerabilities are detected in the marketplace.

The following Visa CISP Data Security Alerts, Bulletins and Webinars are currently available in PDF format. Click a document/resource title to download.

Data Security Alerts

Document/Resource Downloads  
Network Vulnerabilities - June 19, 2008 PDF | 36k
Packet Sniffing Vulnerability - January 31, 2008 PDF | 36k
Potential Network Vulnerabilities for Financial Institutions - January 25, 2008 PDF | 40k
SQL Injection Attacks - January 25, 2008 PDF | 36k
VoIP Security Vulnerabilities - December 28, 2007 PDF | 40k
POS PIN Entry Device Vulnerabilities - November 19, 2007 PDF | 40k
New POS Tamper Scheme - November 13, 2007 PDF | 36k
Eliminate Storage of Cardholder Data on POS and ATM Hardware - November 9, 2007 PDF | 40k
Improperly Secured Wireless Networks - October 5, 2007 PDF | 48k
Eliminating Storage of Prohibited Cardholder Data - August 27, 2007 PDF | 54k
Jury Duty Scam - A Lesson in Identity Theft - July 24, 2007 PDF | 40k
SQL Injection Attacks - June 6, 2007 PDF | 48k
Default Settings / Passwords - May 9, 2007 PDF | 48k
Unnecessary and Vulnerable Services on Servers - April 18, 2007 PDF | 44k
Enabling Audit Logging - April 5, 2007 PDF | 44k
Security Vulnerability: New Social Engineering Schemes Detected - December 18, 2006 PDF | 34k
Risks Affecting Petroleum Merchants - November 17, 2006 PDF | 40k
Improperly Segmented Network Environment - October 31, 2006 PDF | 37k
Unauthorized Access to Automated Fuel Dispenser Card Readers- September 29, 2006 PDF | 31k
Storage of Magnetic Stripe Data and other Sensitive Information by Merchant POS Systems - August 30, 2006 PDF | 32k
Default Settings/Passwords – July 31, 2006 PDF | 37k
Improperly Installed Point of Sale ("POS") Systems – June 27, 2006 PDF | 28k

CISP Bulletins

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Webinars


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To learn more about the Visa CISP, contact Visa via email at AskVisaUSA@Visa.com.