Unlike many analysts who tend to lapse into empty corporate-speak (echoing the managers they cover), Adelman writes and speaks in clear, fact-laced phrases that ably convey nuances in court cases and subtle market shifts.

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Some of the changes within PA DSS are subtle, such as eliminating redundancies in Requirements 10 and 11, in some cases combining sub-requirements.

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