Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance: The adherence to a set of specific security standards that were designed to ensure that all organizations that process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. It’s a mandatory requirement for any entity dealing with cardholder data, including merchants, payment gateways, and service providers, and it’s enforced by the major credit card companies.
Categories: CC D1: Security Principles | CCSP D6: Legal - Risk and Compliance | CISM D1: Information Security governance | CISSP D1: Security and Risk Management | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D5: Cryptography
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