It was in 2006 that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was established by all card brands like Mastercard, Visa, American Express, JCB international etc. All businesses that accept payment through the card or transmit payment card to implement the standard to prevent data theft. The PCI DSS requirement will apply to all such business with the handling practices and the processing environment
PCI validation means that a security standard council comes out with a manual that all merchants comply with. The Security Council in a way document the compliance based on the annual validation. The whole process is based on the transaction and requires self-assessment or independent audit.
All business that accepts payment through cards is required to comply with PCI DSS standards.
PCI compliance was introduced in the year 2006. The payment card industry security council are doing their best to apprise all merchants and POS in about this standard procedure.
Analyze your PCI DSS validation type Address all the standards that meet the requirements in the Self-Assessment Questionnaire related to security, including vulnerability scans, penetration tests, employee training, etc.) Attest to your compliance annually Complete and quarterly report of all security profiles that you have in place attested by Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV)
Switch off the internet, and inform the merchant processor, and the forensic investigator. The PCI forensic will help you fix the loop in the security, and help you identify how the attackers managed to breach your system. The process is documented and the brand will remediate the vulnerabilities that enabled this attack.
