The link to the article on StorefrontBacktalk is below (thanks Evan) - this is really interesting.  It appears that VISA is providing an extension to ExxonMobil on the July 1st, 2010 PA-DSS deadline…
This implies two things (as far as I can see):

That the deadline everyone was wondering about is legit - why would ExxonMobil feel the need to negotiate an extension with VISA unless the deadline was going to mean something and VISA was going to enforce it at some meaningful level?
If you are big enough, VISA is going to …

OK - maybe not all of them, but the most common that I’m hearing anyway…
After asking you all to give me some questions for PA-DSS, I finally am getting around to posting up some answers.  Some of them are also taken directly from numerous conversations that I have had with software vendors over the last several months and, truthfully, I’m glad that I waited to put that post together…It’s not entirely retail focused, as PA-DSS crosses most industries, but I hope it proves useful in answering some common questions…
It’s located …

PCI is just so damn interesting - it’s like a soap opera…  Seriously - if you don’t have to deal with it everyday, I’m sure (as a retailer) that you count yourself lucky, but honestly it’s a hoot.
The game at hand is a combination of punishment and liability avoidance - the case of Hannaford is a good example.  Just when you think it’s all over and Hannaford gets to pick up the pieces and move on, everything takes a new twist.  Now the Maine Supreme Court is getting involved and …

If anyone is heading out to the PCI Community Meeting in Las Vegas next week and wants to connect, let me know (best way to connect is via email. Several of us from NetSPI are heading out to participate in the meeting and I’m looking forward to an informative meeting.
I’ll be at the meeting Tuesday through Thursday evening so let me know. I’ll also try post after getting back from the meeting with anything interesting or useful that I find out. One of the other …