The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. It was created to protect cardholder data and reduce credit card fraud.
The standard is maintained by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). PCI DSS has twelve requirements organized into six groups, covering areas such as network security, access control, and monitoring.
For information about PCI DSS, please view guidance on this topic from the following resources:
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