PCI Compliance is an Important Issue

       PCI - Payment Card Industry 

Frontline Processing is interested in helping you to establish and mantain the security of your payment processing transaction data.

The PCI- Self Assessment Questionnaire - Instructions and Guidelines, a document that explains the  self assesment questions  and terms used on the Self Assessment Questionnaire. It describes why standard compliance is important to all businesses accepting electronic payments.

The Self Assessment Questionnaire - helps you can determine what your security needs are and if you are in compliance. The Questionnaire deals with all levels of businesses accepting credit cards, from the tiny start-up to the largest Internet eCommerce giant. Easy reading with links to the forms needed to verify compliance.

The PCI Security Standard Document  for your review. It describes in detail all of the 12 requirements (standards)  for Data Security  - DSS. Published by the PCI - Security Standards Council. Although the document can be technical reading, it is important to review this information with equipment and software providers to be sure that any equipment used for payment processing data will meet these standards.

Interesting reading is a White Paper by AmbironTrustWave regarding credit card security in the restaurant industry.  The paper is easy to read, and helps to illustrate the need for PCI security, and details the impact of a single PCI Data security breakdown. It makes a strong case for compliance.