Demystifying the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard is a worldwide standard for consumer data protection across the payment industry. Initially, each card association had its own program to deal with the secure handling of cardholder information – Visa had the Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) while MasterCard had the MasterCard Site Data Protection Program (SDP). In an effort to create a single approach to safeguard sensitive data for all card brands, Visa and MasterCard aligned their programs to create the PCI Data Security Standard. As with many of the Federal and State security standards that preceded it, PCI compliance is often seen as a costly and complex endeavor. In this presentation you will gain an understanding of the major elements of the PCI Data Security Standard and how they apply to your business, and learn about cost effective solutions to help you achieve compliance.