Chapter 15. Myths and Misconceptions of PCI DSS
As we previously discussed, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has transformed the way many organizations view information security. While we've heard that something will take information security from the wire closet to the boardroom many times before, PCI actually accomplishes this for many organizations – both large and small. While it should be clear to our readers that following all of the PCI DSS guidance will not magically make your organization secure or prevent all incidents, the standard contains many of the common sense security requirements that are essential for protecting cardholder data.
PCI DSS was unified from card brand individual security mandates such as CISP ...

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