Put down the vendor white papers and turn down the volume on that webinar. If you want to secure your data and pass a PCI audit, take a look at the past — the long-ago past. Between the ninth and 15th centuries, the castle was the Western world’s emblem of strength and security. It enabled small villages and towns to repel larger forces and defend what was important to them. That’s the same thing e-commerce companies must do today. Every computer system has to be ready to defend itself.
