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PCI DSS Compliance Demystified
February 17, 2010
White Paper: PCI DSS Compliance Demystified
By Torex
Compliance with the Payment Card Industries Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) can seem overwhelming to new and established retailers alike. Granted, no one can refute the standard's importance in an era when companies like TJ Maxx have suffered millions of dollars in litigation by customers whose payment card data was fraudulently accessed — not to mention the adverse publicity, like the cases involving Cotton Traders in the UK and Hannaford in the U.S.
Nevertheless, with the new version of the standard released on October 1, 2008, retailers are struggling to understand what the impact will be:
- If you have already attained compliance with one version of PCI DSS after review by a Qualified Security Assessor, what are the deadlines by which you must meet the requirements of the new version? How much time do you really have?
- How do more specific standards for POS payment applications affect retailers?
- Who can help expedite the often lengthy compliance review process?
- When will the rules change again, and what is the best way to prepare for them?
White Paper: PCI DSS Compliance Demystified

