White Papers for Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)

PCI Compliance Made Simple

Alert Logic

The ubiquitous payment card, which includes credit, debit and store value cards, are used today to pay for just about everything from meals, to vacations, groceries, utility bills and much more. With the explosion of e-commerce in the 1990s came a corresponding increase in electronic payment processing. Subsequently there has been an exponential increase in the amount of sensitive data being retained by companies within the payment processing chain. While the early days of e-commerce ushered in the arrival of “script kiddies” and “carders,” today a much more sophisticated group of thieves are focused on obtaining cardholder data. Eastern European organized crime syndicates such as BOA Factory have become adept at stealing credit card data from unsuspecting merchants and service providers.

This white paper helps to simplify and provide a deeper understanding of the PCI DSS v1.1, discusses best practices to achieve PCI compliance, and identifies which of these requirements can be satisfied by Alert Logic.

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