June 18

Slides Posted

The slides and links from this week's presentation Credit Card Security Standards have been posted in the Members Area.

June 8

Invitation to AdVOL Seminar

We would like to extend an invitation to interested FRAISE Research Group members to attend an upcoming McMaster University Advanced Optimization Lab (AdvOL) seminar. The details of the seminar are given below:

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 13, 2012       1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Location: ITB 201

Speaker: Zoran Ivanovic
                Amazon.com, Toronto

Title: Research Challenges and Opportunities at Amazon.com

Abstract:
We will present and discuss research challenges and opportunities at Amazon.com and address the roles of Software Development Engineers and Research Scientists with a focus on Optimization.

June 5

Upcoming Presentation

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 13, 2012       4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Location: ITB 222

Speaker: Mohamed Sabry

Title: Credit Card Security Standards

Abstract:

Electronic payments are currently the most common type of payments and they involve the processing and storing of sensitive financial data. There are many standards and certifications available for organizations working in the electronic payments field to govern the security and integrity of handling such data. These standards and certifications are established in order to guide organizations towards secure and integrated financial data processing.

One of the recent security standards that has been introduce to the Canadian mailing industry in the last two years is the PCI DSS. The PCI DSS is a multifaceted security standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. This comprehensive standard is intended to help organizations proactively protect customer account data.

We will discuss the PCI DSS along with different areas where cryptography is applied in the financial transaction life cycle.