PCI DSS Compliance Resources

In keeping with its ongoing goal of safeguarding cardholder information, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is rolling out a new version of its Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This updated iteration came from extensive feedback from...

If your company shares any cardholder data with a third party, that vendor is considered by the payment card industry to be a service provider. As such, it needs to meet PCI DSS service provider standards to assure and protect the security of the information it holds,...

When customers’ sensitive information is stolen during a data breach, the financial and resource costs to those buyers as well as to the retail merchants involved can be significant. In an effort to protect customer information during the payment transaction process,...

​Data security is one of the highest priorities for modern businesses. Recognizing this critical need, the five major credit card companies formed the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). In due course, that consortium devised the new Payment...

Any company or service provider that processes debit or credit card payments has a strict requirement. Specifically, these companies are required to be compliant with the Payment Card Industry data security standards (PCI DSS). These requirements help to ensure...

Now that data breaches seem to be the order of the day for merchants of all sizes and sales volumes, it makes more sense than ever to take aggressive steps to protect the sensitive data of cardholders who purchase goods and services. Since the credit card industry is...