Keeping Online Payments Safe
Security standards might make you rethink your payment system.
Ever hear of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard? Get to know it because not complying with the PCI DSS could cost you big bucks.
The PCI standard, a requirement since 2001 that's increasingly being enforced among growing businesses, is intended to help organizations protect customer account data. It includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. Under the PCI DSS, American Express, MasterCard, Visa and other credit card associations mandate that merchants and service providers meet certain minimum security standards when they store, process and transmit cardholder data.
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