Chapter 1

About PCI and This Book

Information in this chapter:

• Who Should Read this Book?

• How to Use the Book in Your Daily Job

• What this Book is Not

• Organization of the Book

• Summary

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) just celebrated its seventh year (December 15, 2004) and the PCI Security Standards Council its fifth birthday (September 7, 2006). Most of you reading these words have probably heard about PCI DSS, worked on a project tied to PCI DSS compliance, or said a few words out loud about PCI DSS that would have earned at least one of the authors a big smack across the face from his mother. For those of you just starting with PCI DSS, we authors hope this book can be your guide to a successful end result. ...

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