I get asked all the time what periodic or significant change means in PCI. Here is a breakdown of what the PCI DSS means for each. Timeframes in PCI DSS Descriptions and Examples Daily Every day of the year (not only on business days). Weekly At least once every seven days. Monthly At least once …
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) issued version 4.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) on March 31, 2022. The PCI DSS is a global standard that establishes a baseline of technical and operational standards for protecting account data. PCI DSS v4.0 replaces PCI DSS version 3.2.1 to address emerging threats and…
Before I begin I want to clarify one important item, only your processor(s), acquiring bank(s), and/or card brand(s) can give you a definitive answer regarding your merchant level. I originally published this article in 2020 but I have updated with the latest level information and included UnionPay. Compliance with PCI DSS is crucial for any…
In today’s dynamic, multi-vendor network environments, usually having tens or hundreds of firewalls running thousands of rules, a manual security audit was performed which now borders on the impossible. Firewall administrators must rely on their own experience and skills to manually perform the audit process to decide if a given firewall rule should or should…
Merchants that use Scottsdale, Ariz.-based security services provider Chief Security Officers (CSO) to validate their adherence with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) will have to find a new assessor. The PCI Security Standards Council, the group responsible for managing payment security, last week revoked CSO’s status as a Qualified Security Assessor…
Why should you, as a merchant, comply with the PCI Security Standards? At first glance, especially if you are a smaller organization, it may seem like a lot of effort, and confusing to boot. But not only is compliance becoming increasingly important, it may not be the headache you expected. Compliance with data security standards…
