Blog Entries tagged 'pci-security'

PCI Compliance

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Major credit card issuers created PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance standards to protect personal information and ensure security when transactions are processed using a payment card. All members of the payment card industry (financial institutions, credit card companies and merchants) must comply with these standards if they want to accept credit cards. Failure to meet compliance standards can result in fines from credit card companies and banks and even the loss of the ability to proce [...]

PCI Compliance

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

PCI DSS Compliance is mandatory

The PCI DSS- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a worldwide information security standard assembled by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council .

The standard was created to help organizations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud through increased controls around data and its exposure to compromise. The [...]

E-Commerce Hosting for Small Businesses

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

E-commerce hosting solutions are becoming increasingly important for small and new businesses. Established business are opening up online channels and new businesses are being opened with the intention of operating only online. E-commerce solutions are becoming more affordable and offer businesses additional and expanded opportunity for enhanced customer service. E-commerce solutions however require careful considerations particularly given the large number of service providers entering tha [...]

Now every Transaction is Protected with the PCI Compliance

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A Payment Card Industry compliance protocol, better known as PCI compliance aims to protect personal information and to offer security when using payment cards in an online environment. As important and significant move for sure and one which will impinge on the entire payment card industry to comply. For an industry moving to engage with many more people in conducting transactions online it is an imperative as credit cards remain the preferred choice for consumers. A failure to meet th [...]

Selecting the Right Ecommerce Solution for You

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

E-commerce hosting needs to provide the necessary software and hosting services that enables a business to sell its products and services online. Regular web hosting services will offer server space, email accounts, technical support, and data security services. An e-commerce hosting service needs to include shopping cart software and connection to a secure transaction service for the delivery and management of online payments.

A shopping cart on a business website is considered a [...]

Now every Transaction is Protected with the PCI Compliance

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The creation of Payment Card Industry compliance, better known as PCI compliance aims to protect personal information and to offer security when using payment cards. Because of its importance, there is the need for the whole payment card industry to comply with the standards in case they wish to accept credit cards. Failure to meet the standards may mean fines from banks and credit card companies, or even the loss of the ability to process credit cards.

Merchants are classified in f [...]

PCI Standards amd Compliance

morris@stewartmedia.biz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

What are PCI data security standards, what is PCI compliance, and how does all this affect my business?

Payment Card Industry data security standards are a framework that should be adhered to by any organisation taking payments by debit or credit card. If your business relies on some form of eCommerce hosting, both you and your data centre services provider need to be PCI compliant.

Your aquiring bank, that is, the financial organisation that accepts card payments on your [...]