As a further note, the same requirements are used for merchants and service providers. It makes no difference whether or not you are the merchant, and it makes no difference what "level" you are (ie: how many transactions you process), you get the same PCI DSS.
Yeah, cutting edge processors are always going to be far more expensive than their relative speed indicates, especially when they've been recalled (Pentium III: 1.13GHz).
I'm glad I'm not the only who noticed that.
As a further note, the same requirements are used for merchants and service providers. It makes no difference whether or not you are the merchant, and it makes no difference what "level" you are (ie: how many transactions you process), you get the same PCI DSS.
Looks like he gave the same (or longer) presentation at Black Hat.
Yeah, cutting edge processors are always going to be far more expensive than their relative speed indicates, especially when they've been recalled (Pentium III: 1.13GHz).