PCI Scrutiny: Is The Middle Market Next?

By Matt Pillar, chief editor

November 2014 Integrated Solutions For Retailers

Beyond the Tier 1 spotlight, the path to POS systems security is besieged with challenges. But how would middle-market retailers react to increased PCI oversight?

an interview by Matt Pillar with Ian Goldman, CEO, Celerant Technology Corp.

To date, small to midsized retailers (SMRs) have largely escaped the hawkish eye of the PCI SSC (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council), which has had its hands full with a rash of high-profile and record-breaking hacks on Tier 1 retailers. Here, Celerant Technology Corp. CEO Ian Goldman suggests that while SMRs have a responsibility to secure the POS, they could revolt if the Council plays too heavy a hand.