Every week we seem to be bombarded with the results of yet another seemingly pointless survey, but a recent survey conducted by security business, NetIQ reveals yet more startling evidence of the UK's disregard for credit card security.

It has emerged that 88% of organisations are still not complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This news comes more than two years since it first became compulsory.

A lack of knowledge about the standard may be partly to blame, but the fact remains that the vast majority of respondents to the survey had no fixed timeframe for achieving compliance.

Adam Evans, senior security specialist for NetIQ: "Compliance represents a significant long-term commitment of resources, although the cost of a security breach and the subsequent damage to an organisation's brand could be far greater. It's a risk that's not worth taking."

An overwhelming majority of respondents believed that the main threats to cardholder security come from within the organistation. The main concern was 'insiders with access to data' as the main threat ahead of the more commonly feared external hacker.

Historically, this is an issue the hotel industry has overlooked, not helped by several major online booking agencies happily sending guest credit card details to hotels via email and, more worryingly, fax.

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Source: Retail Technology