PCI Compliance FAQs

PCI Compliance FAQs What are some of the most commonly-used terms and acronyms I need to know when it comes to PCI compliance? What is PCI DSS compliance? What are the PCI compliance levels and how are they determined? What are the penalties for noncompliance? Must organizations that use a service provider be compliant? Do […]

PCI Compliance Solutions

PCI Compliance Solutions According to the 2014 Unisys Security Index, abuse of credit card data and identity theft are the top two things that scare Americans most, superseding their concerns about war and/or terrorism, computer and health viruses and their own personal safety. Little wonder, then, that keeping customers’ personal information safe has become a […]

PCI Compliance Scanning

PCI Compliance Scanning Keeping your customers’ valuable credit card data and personal information safe requires constant vigilance. And a significant part of diligent security is PCI scanning. PCI scans must be conducted by an approved scanning vendor Ignoring quarterly PCI scanning may knock your business out of PCI compliance Noncompliance carries the risk of heavy […]

PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire

PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire In order to find out if your business is PCI compliant, the first and most crucial step is to complete a PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire. By following this process, you will determine whether your business is compliant. If not, there are established steps you can take to achieve regulatory compliance. Get PCI certified […]

PCI Compliance

PCI Compliance PCI compliance may seem complicated but it’s really not. If your business accepts credit cards/debit cards/EBTs, you must meet the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) established by Visa/MasterCard/Discover/Amex/JCB If you’re not in compliance with PCI DSS, you’re putting your entire business at risk The levels of compliance The PCI  Security […]

Getting MasterCard Compliant

Getting MasterCard Compliant The dawn of the Internet in the 1990s put a tremendous amount of information at the fingertips of the average individual. And while the information age has been a time of great opportunity, it is also fraught with peril. In less than 20 years, fraud and identity theft have become major concerns […]

10 Common Compliance Myths

10 Common Compliance Myths 1. Compliance requires a simple, one-time solution. Merchants are always seeking the magic bullet of security: the one product or service that will make them compliant and keep their data safe. The truth, however, is that compliance is an ongoing series of risk assessments and improvements. 2. Outsourcing = Compliance Having […]

Software Compliance

Software Compliance With recent advances in the technology that drives eCommerce, it may seem as though credit card processing software takes care of itself. But without regular upgrades and ongoing maintenance, your credit card processing programs can quickly become outdated and slip out of compliance. The potential pitfalls of noncompliance Noncompliant software puts you at […]

Hardware & Software FAQs

Hardware & Software Compliance FAQs What is Hardware & Software Compliance? Compliance simply means that all of your credit card processing equipment (hardware and software) meets the requirements set forth by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council. The council was founded by the five major credit card companies (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express […]

Hardware & Software

Credit Card Processing: Hardware & Software Compliance Credit card payments are as fundamental to your fiscal stability as customers: you simply cannot do business without them. But are your transactions safe? If your credit card processing equipment is out of compliance, the answer is “NO”. Just like your business, the credit card processing hardware and […]