PCI Compliance

What is PCI Compliance?

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) is a set of information security requirements issued by Payment Card Industry Security Council, in an effort at self-regulation. A joint effort by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB to force merchants, service providers, and acquirers to take measures to reduce the risk of payment card fraud by protecting all aspects of their businesses that pertain to handling cardholder data. Specifically, merchants, service providers and acquirers are required to implement technologies that maximize security of cardholder data and institute business practices and processes that protect cardholder data.

What are the benefits of PCI Compliance?

Compliance with the PCI DSS shows that we protect your data with the utmost care. So you can rest assured that your data as well as your customer’s data is in good hands! Compliance ensures we follow best practices for the industry.

What are the goals of PCI Compliance?

• 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

For more information on PCI Compliance visit the PCI Security Standards Council’s website.