According to Help Net Security, the PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point-of-Interaction (POI) Modular Security Requirements 6.0 will boost security controls to defend against physical tampering, and the insertion of malware that can compromise card data during payment transactions.
Restructuring modules into Physical and Logical, Integration, Communications and Interfaces, and Life Cycle to reflect the diversity of devices supported under the standard and the application of requirements based upon their individual characteristics and functionalities.
Limiting firmware approval time frames to three years to help ensure ongoing protection against evolving vulnerabilities.
Requiring devices that accept EMV enabled cards to support Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) to help facilitate the EMV migration to a more robust level of cryptography.
Enhancing support for the acceptance of magnetic stripe cards in mobile payments using solutions that follow the Software-Based PIN Entry on COTS (SPoC) Standard.
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