Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a security document created by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). To make the explanation of the PCI DSS a bit more interesting, I will be presenting it as an Industry Wide security do

Contents 1 Security System Life Cycle 1.1 Threats 1.2 Policy 1.3 Security System Development 1.3.1 Requirements Specifications 1.3.2 Design/Implementation 1.3.3 Operation and Maintenance 2 Summary 3 References 4 See Also

Security System Life Cycle

Threats

The main threat to the Payment Card Industry as a whole is more of a threat to the card holders than the industry itself. The card holders are taking a chance whenever they use their credit cards in order to make a purchase....

Policy

Security System Development

Requirements Specifications

Design/Implementation

Operation and Maintenance

Summary

References

See Also

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