PCI DSS, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, is a set of security requirements for any organization that stores, processes, or transmits payment card data. It is mandated by the major card brands and enforced through contracts with payment processors and banks. Compliance is validated annually, with requirements scaled to transaction volume.
The single most effective PCI move is to shrink scope: by routing card data through a compliant payment processor and never touching it directly, most companies sharply reduce what they have to secure and document.
Validation ranges from a Self-Assessment Questionnaire for smaller merchants to an audit by a Qualified Security Assessor for the largest. PCI DSS explicitly requires both regular vulnerability scanning and annual penetration testing.
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