PCI Compliance (PCI DSS)
PCI DSS is a standard mandated by the major card brands and created to increase controls around cardholder data to reduce credit card fraud. Accepting credit card payments requires your business to perform annual validation of compliance by completing a Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and when applicable, a regular scan of your firewall. Being PCI Compliant minimizes your exposure to a card breaches and potential card brand fines, litigation and damage to your company’s reputation.
PCI Requirements
- Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data.
- No vendor supplied passwords or defaults.
- Protect stored data.
- Encrypt transmitted data across open, public networks.
- Use regularly updated anti-virus software.
- Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
- Limit personnel’s access to cardholder data.
- Each computer user has unique ID.
- Restrict physical access to cardholder data.
- Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data.
- Regularly test security systems and processes.
- Maintain information security policies.
At APS Chicago, we take PCI Compliance seriously and take a pro-active approach in getting your business PCI Compliant providing in-house PCI support and assistance with best practices, SAQ form completion, certification, scanning and notification of annual PCI renewal. Designed to reduce the costs of becoming PCI Compliant, the APS PCI Advantage Program eliminates erroneous PCI Non-Compliance Fees and Breach Assistant Fees while, providing $50,000 in Breach coverage. Let us help your business be PCI Compliant now and every year.