In a significant move aimed at simplifying compliance requirements and streamlining merchant classifications, Visa has recently announced the consolidation of its Merchant Levels 3 and 4 into a single category, now referred to as Level 3. This change is part of Visa’s ongoing efforts to adapt to the evolving payment landscape and make compliance more…
With the development of PCI DSS v4 most of the changes are in the Report on Compliance (ROC) but there are also updates to the SAQ’s to align with the new standards. Here are some of the highlights and clarifications for the new SAQs. The responsibilities for merchants for which form they need to fill…
Merchants that use Scottsdale, Ariz.-based security services provider Chief Security Officers (CSO) to validate their adherence with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) will have to find a new assessor. The PCI Security Standards Council, the group responsible for managing payment security, last week revoked CSO’s status as a Qualified Security Assessor…
Why should you, as a merchant, comply with the PCI Security Standards? At first glance, especially if you are a smaller organization, it may seem like a lot of effort, and confusing to boot. But not only is compliance becoming increasingly important, it may not be the headache you expected. Compliance with data security standards…
