Foreword
“Welcome! Welcome! Kids of all ages! Step right up! The show is about to begin!”
Those words of a circus barker come to mind when thinking of someone new being introduced to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Much like a spectator at the circus they’re bewildered, unclear what exactly is going on or where to turn. Similar to a circus there is a great deal going on as well as a lot of noise when it comes to the PCI DSS, from the standard’s governing body the PCI SSC to all of the supporting organizations, vendors, conferences, bloggers, etc.
It’s been 11 years since the PCI DSS was created in 2004, and now, seven versions later, the most current version 3.1 was released in April 2015. While the standard was ...
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