Triple DES, the new data-encryption standard for automated teller machines and point of sale terminals, is proving a bigger implementation challenge than many banks had expected. April 1 is the ...

A new U.S. standard in the works now could dramatically cut the costs ATM deployers face in bringing their machines into compliance with the so-called Triple DES encryption requirement set by the bank ...

Automated teller machine owners will have to upgrade their machines to comply with the Triple DES data encryption standard by 2005. But the high cost of replacing older ATMs has opened a niche market ...

In order to make compliance with PCI DSS requirement 3, “Protect stored cardholder” data and requirement 4, “Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks” easier, merchants ...

The way Target deployed triple DES encryption for debit card PINs makes its statement about the unlikelihood that they were in danger much more believable. In a column on Saturday, I suggested that ...

Nine electronic funds transfer networks have now approved a $1,600 retrofit kit from a Cincinnati-based ATM refurbisher and servicer for use in ATMs on their systems. The kit, called 3DESPlus, allows ...