The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is designed to ensure the safe handling of cardholder information at every step of payment card processing through effective use of ...

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance ensures companies adhere to a set of 12 requirements developed by the PCI Security Standards Council.

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, is a data security standard which protects transactions made with cash, or branded debit and credit cards from the major providers.

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently released version 4.0 of the PCI DSS. This latest version is the most significant update to the PCI DSS since its release 18 years ago.

Over the last several years, PCI DSS has become a driving force in information security. Much as federal regulations like GLBA and Sox did in their day, PCI has become the hook that many ...

For that reason, the PCI Council decided to remove SSL as a security option in PCI DSS 3.1. Additionally, they addressed Transport Layer Security (TLS), which is the “next generation” of SSL.