Pipeline Data - Payment Card Industry DSS Call to Action
Mandatory Compliance with the PCI DSS
Pipeline Data would like to ensure all our merchant clients are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
The PCI DSS is a set of comprehensive requirements for securing payment cardholder data. This set of 12 requirements was developed by the founding payment brands of the PCI Security Standards Council (American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International), to help facilitate the adoption of consistent data security measures globally. The PCI DSS includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures intended to proactively protect customer account data.
Pipeline Data, in conjunction with Ambiron TrustWave (www.atwcorp.com), is launching a PCI DSS Compliance Program to help protect you and your customers from theft, fraud and other online hazards. Ambiron TrustWave is a security firm that specializes in providing data security and compliance services to merchants and service providers.
The program will help you comply with the PCI DSS. All merchants who accept credit cards are required to comply with the PCI Data Security Standard. Merchants that process more than 20,000 transactions per year must obtain third party compliance validation. Validation of compliance is also strongly recommended for merchants that process less than 20,000 transactions per year.
Third-party compliance validation requires merchants to complete two actions:
- Network vulnerability scan (quarterly)
- Self-Assessment Questionnaire (Annually)
The results of the scans and the questionnaire will guide merchants to properly configuring and protecting their payment accepting networks. Merchants can complete all these requirements within TrustKeeper
As a Pipeline Data client, this program is available to you for a small charge. Enrollment is easy and hassle free. To learn more about Ambiron TrustWave and how you can enroll in the PCI DSS Compliance Program, please click http://trustkeeper.net.
Pipeline Data strongly endorses the need for more stringent standards regarding the handling of cardholder data. The creation of the PCI Compliance Program is a proactive measure to ensure that all merchants adopt these standards and maintain compliance on an on-going basis.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ambiron TrustWave at 1-888-878-7817.
For additional information on the PCI DSS or the individual card brands’ data security requirements and programs, please visit the following links: