PCI Compliance for Small Business
When customers’ sensitive information is stolen during a data breach, the financial and resource costs to those buyers as well as to the retail merchants involved can be significant. In an effort to protect customer information during the payment transaction process,...
PCI DSS Compliance Fines and Consequences
Data security is one of the highest priorities for modern businesses. Recognizing this critical need, the five major credit card companies formed the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). In due course, that consortium devised the new Payment...
What is AWS PCI Compliance?
Any company or service provider that processes debit or credit card payments has a strict requirement. Specifically, these companies are required to be compliant with the Payment Card Industry data security standards (PCI DSS). These requirements help to ensure...How to Select PCI DSS Service Provider Tips
If your company shares any cardholder data with a third party, that vendor is considered by the payment card industry to be a service provider. As such, it needs to meet pci dss service provider standards to assure and protect the security of the information it holds,...
Internal vs. External Vulnerability Scans
Blog Internal vs. External Vulnerability Scans Internal vs. External Vulnerability Scans Every business owner with a computer network needs to be aware of vulnerability scans, why they are important, how they work and which types of scans should be performed....