Because identity theft and data security are so public in today's world, security is critical for all merchants who accept electronic payments. Customers and businesses using electronic forms of payment expect their cardholder data to be stored securely and privately. As a leading provider of merchant services, NPC wants to provide you critical information about identity theft and data security technology and programs. 

The Card Associations (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and JCB) embrace a single standard, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), to ensure the protection of cardholder data. All merchants accepting credit/debit cards are required to comply with the PCI DSS. Compliance requirements also include service providers that store, process, or transmit cardholder data. 

Detailed standards are available at www.pcisecuritystandards.org. 

PCI DSS Summary Build and maintain a secure network Protect cardholder data Maintain a vulnerability management program Implement strong access control measures Monitor and test regularly

Compliance with PCI DSS helps reduce your exposure to fraud losses resulting from the theft of cardholder data and enhances consumer confidence, which could result in higher sales. 

Compliance Steps 

Call us to complete or review your PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance steps. 

Requirements differ based on the number of transactions processed by a merchant and your POS environment. 

Depending on your POS environment, you may need to complete a Self Assessment Questionnaire and have mandatory quarterly network scans. The Self Assessment Questionnaire contains multiple-choice questions designed to understand the merchant's card acceptance and processing environment. The quarterly network scans identify those external-facing IPs through vulnerability testing that are not secure. Unsecured systems could provide an opportunity for hackers to steal valuable cardholder data, leading to a security breach or data compromise. 

Support 

To support you in your compliance efforts, NPC partners with a qualified security assessor, Trustwave, to assist you in scheduling network scans. 

PCI can be tough to navigate alone. NPC appreciates your business and wants to assist you maintaining the security of your customer data.

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