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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

ALSO CALLED: PCI DSS, Payment Card Industry Standard, PCI Standard, and PCI Data Security Standard
DEFINITION: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a widely accepted set of policies and procedures intended to optimize the security of credit, debit and cash card transactions and protect cardholders against misuse of their personal information. The PCI DSS was created jointly  … 
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Challenges and Opportunities of PCI: A White Paper by the IT Compliance Institute
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Enterprise businesses require the control framework involved in the PCI DSS to help improve internal operational, security and audit performance. This white paper details how alignment of business and PCI goals is important to ensure continuity and...
Posted: 08 Jan 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Actionable Relief for Those Caught in the Middle: PCI Challenges of Level 2 Businesses
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER: Read this report by Enterprise Management Associates to understand the unique challenges the PCI DSS poses to Level 2 Merchants and how RSA's PCI Packages help address these challenges.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Is Your WLAN Helping You Comply with Security Guidelines of the PCI Standard?
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how HP ProCurve can help you deploy a secure and managed Wi-Fi infrastructure that can defend itself against wireless threats and help you comply with PCI guidelines.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Laws, regulations and compliance: Top tips for keeping your data under your control
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the rules, looks at the main threats to security compliance and highlights how a well-defined strategy, backed up by powerful technology, can provide the solution.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Published: 22 Dec 2008
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Fraud Detection: The First Line of Defense in the Battle against Fraud
sponsored by VeriSign (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
WHITE PAPER: An effective fraud detection system makes consumers feel safe and welcome by learning their behavior, protecting their account information, and responding appropriately to risk with knowledge of internal changes as well as global fraud patterns.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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Preventing Fraudulent Activity for Online Brokerages and Trading Firms
sponsored by VeriSign (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
WHITE PAPER: The VIP FDS Stock Trading Module is the only solution that enables online brokerages and trading firms to analyze stock trades in real time and helps prevent Pump and Dump fraud without adversely affecting the user experience.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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VeriSign® Identity Protection Fraud Detection Service
sponsored by VeriSign (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how the VeriSign® Identity Protection (VIP) Fraud Detection Service helps organizations mitigate issues related to identity theft and insider threats.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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Achieving PCI Compliance without Appliance Sprawl: Securing Web Applications and Databases with Crossbeam Solutions
sponsored by Crossbeam Systems
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn about the many benefits of Crossbeam Solutions, including how it helps customers consolidate anywhere from 20 to 50 separate appliances into one highly available, scalable system.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Simplifying the Scope of the PCI Audit: How Cross-Platform Server Isolation Helps Retailers Achieve Compliance
sponsored by Apani
WHITE PAPER: This paper will describe how Apani EpiForce can solve key aspects of the PCI compliance challenge.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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E-Guide: Test your Compliance know-how
sponsored by SearchCompliance.com
WHITE PAPER: What is your compliance know-how? Take this quiz and find out.
Posted: 06 Nov 2008 | Published: 06 Nov 2008
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File Integrity Monitoring: Secure Your Virtual and Physical IT Environments
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Discover the capabilities your file integrity monitoring solution should have to effectively secure and control your virtual and physical IT infrastructures.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2008
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E-Guide: Expert Tips on What PCI Version 1.2 Will Mean to Your Organization
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This E-Guide discusses the enhancements that will be introduced in PCI version 1.2 and how your company will benefit from these changes.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 09 Oct 2008
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E-Guide: PCI DSS Compliance Overview and Best Practices
sponsored by SearchCompliance.com
WHITE PAPER: This SearchCIO.com and SearchSecurity.com E-guide offers an explanation of the requirements of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and best practices for ensuring compliance with it.
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 | Published: 08 Oct 2008
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Securing Web Applications and Databases for PCI Compliance: The Most Challenging Aspects of PCI Compliance
sponsored by Imperva
WHITE PAPER: Web and database security present some of the most complex and costly barriers to compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 | Published: 08 Oct 2008
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PCI Compliance: Secure Cardholder Data
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses PCI requirement 1.1 for protecting cardholder data and examines why implementing such safeguards is critical to you, your business and your customers.
Posted: 24 Sep 2008 | Published: 24 Sep 2008
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PCI DSS Success: Archiving Compliance and Increasing Web Application Availability
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This paper elaborates on the changing nature of the PCI DDS landscape and its requirements. It also identifies applicable application network compliance solutions from Citrix Systems Inc..
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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PCI Compliance Cut Costs, Not Corners with Third Brigade®
sponsored by Third Brigade
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines how your company can achieve PCI DSS compliance through deploying a host-based security solution directly to data servers instead of utilizing costly devices.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Tripwire PCI DSS Solutions: Automated, Continuous Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Find out step-by-step what it takes to become compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), and how Tripwire can help your company achieve and maintain PCI compliance.
Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Identity Aware Networking Solutions for PCI DSS Compliance
sponsored by Applied Identity
WHITE PAPER: This Solution Brief examines how Applied Identity's line of security solutions help organizations meet many of the audit and access control requirements of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance standard.
Posted: 28 Jan 2008 | Published: 25 Jan 2008
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Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper and learn the purpose of the PCI-Data Security Standard, how to define the 12 major requirements of the standard, and how your company can effectively demonstrate compliance with these requirements to satisfy an au...
Posted: 17 May 2007 | Published: 01 Dec 2006
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Meeting the Requirements of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard
sponsored by Consul, an IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: PCI was designed to provide the baseline requirements for how vendors should protect cardholder data to ensure it is not stolen or compromised. Learn about 4 practical steps you can take to prepare for the upcoming PCI compliance deadlines.
Posted: 14 May 2007 | Published: 01 May 2007
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PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY DATA SECURITY STANDARD DEFINITION (continued): …  in 2004 by four major credit-card companies: Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

The PCI DSS specifies and elaborates on six major objectives.

First, a secure network must be maintained in which transactions can be conducted. This requirement involves the use of firewalls that are robust enough to be effectivewithout causing undue inconvenience to cardholders or vendors. Specialized firewalls are available for wireless LANs, which are highly … 
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