by Kathleen McQuilkin - Senior Consultant
Do you accept credit or debit card payments? Are you trying to determine if your organization is PCI-compliant? Lately, many questions have been posed about the handling of payments via online systems.
Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard and the protection of credit/debit cardholder data are important topics that affect many organizations. The topic of PCI compliance is also somewhat confusing as some may not realize that there is a Data Security Standard that applies to any organization that accepts credit or debit card payments directly. Since this topic is complex, we thought it would be worthwhile to provide a few relevant links for those who are just starting to investigate compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard: