Is the United States the Weakest Link When It Comes to Credit Card Security?
Jose Diaz, director of technical and strategic business development at Thales e-Security writes in SC Magazine on the U.S. impact on credit card security. He notes, “With almost every other developed country in the world now moving toward chip-and-PIN technology to support EMV, a global standard for authenticating credit and debit card payments, the continued use of magnetic stripe cards in the United States has looked out of order for a while now. The reasons behind the United States’ stance are complex, but it seems now that some important voices are calling for a change, and as more voices are heard, the chance for change will only increase.”
