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PCI DSS Compliance
What is PCI DSS?
The five major credit card networks (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard and Visa) established the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) as a set of mandatory security requirements for merchants to use when configuring their IT and payment-processing environments. The goal of the PCI DSS is to ensure the protection of cardholder data on a global basis. Based on six best practices and twelve requirements, the PCI DSS mandates that merchants protect their physical and virtual environments by adopting consistent data security measures throughout the transaction process. As a merchant accepting credit cards, it is mandatory that you comply with the PCI DSS. You must comply by July 1, 2010 or you risk losing the ability to process credit cards.
The PCI Data Security Standard establishes technology requirements including the use of data encryption, end-user access control, as well as activity monitoring and logging. Moreover, it requires that merchants implement formal and documented security policies and vulnerability-management programs to ensure that cardholder data is protected at all times. Compliance with the PCI DSS applies to all types of merchants: retail, mail order, telephone order, and Internet.
DSD Business Systems encourages all customers to educate themselves on PCI-DSS and the steps required to ensure your business is protected. These standards require merchants to:
- Build and Maintain a Secure Network
- Protect Cardholder Data
- Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
- Implement Strong Access Control Measures
- Regularly Monitor and Test Networks
- Maintain an Information Security Policy
Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is mandatory if your company stores, processes, or transmits payment cardholder data. This following book is all about understanding PCI and how merchants can comply with its requirements.
Read the following eBook and learn how to comply with the PCI Data Security Standard.
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Questions about PCI DSS?
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