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What is PCI-DSS?

Posted by Meredith Gooch on Mon, Jun 07, 2010

PCI-DSS is a set of requirements for enhancing payment account data security. Its standards include requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design, and other measures created to protect customer account data. Developed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International (the founders of the PCI Security Standards Council), PCI-DSS is designed to facilitate global adoption of consistent data security measures.

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Tags: credit card processing, PCI-DSS, pci compliance

Six Categories of PCI Compliance That You Need to Know

Posted by Meredith Gooch on Tue, Jun 01, 2010

There are 12 requirements that fall into six categories:

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Tags: PCI-DSS, credit cards, pci compliance