What is PCI DSS?
If your organization handles credit card data you need to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Created by the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB International, the standard provides a set of security best practices that help organizations protect cardholder data. PCI compliance allows organizations to process credit cards and avoid hefty fines but more importantly, it drastically reduces the risk of a devastating data breach.