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Why Merchants Need Documented Security PP for PCI DSS Compliance NDB...

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is being heavily pushed onto any entity that is directly involved in the processing, storage, or transmission of transaction data or cardholder data. As a result, Merchants, which are essentially organizations that accept payment cards for goods and services, are being required to become PCI DSS compliant.

The good news is that for the vast majority of merchants, (Levels 2 - 4) they can conduct a PCI Self-assessment, commonly known as the PCI DSS SAQ. The SAQ'ss consist of answering a number of questions regarding your organization'ss ability to effectively adhere to the PCI DSS requirements. There are currently five (5) different versions of the PCI DSS SAQ, as put forth by the PCI Security Standards Council, with each questionnaire demanding slightly different requirements from the other.

However, read the fine print on four (4) of the five (5) PCI DSS SAQ'ss, and you will find a requirement known as the following: Maintain an Information Security Policy. In short, this requirement calls for merchants to have in-depth, documented policies and procedures on a vast number of critical areas within their organization pertaining to Information Security as a whole.Terms, phrases, and requirements such as security policy, usage policy, formal security awareness program, just to name a few, highlight the need for documented polices and procedures for merchants.

This unfortunately, can be an arduous, time-consuming and difficult process for many merchants to undertake. Simply jotting down a few policies and procedures and formalizing them won'st work. Rather, merchants need to develop in-depth, comprehensive, and relevant security policies and procedures that are customized to the organization.

Thus, call in the PCI DSS experts at NDB Advisory for assisting with these requirements. We have years of experience in developing documented security policies and procedures. What'ss more, we have developed templates specifically for PCI DSS that are tailored towards merchants.

NDB Advisory also provides a wealth of other PCI DSS services for larger merchants and all service providers that require a PCI DSS assessment.Visit us at www.pciassessment.org

Attribution: Submitted by NDB Advisory, a Qualified Security Assessor company (QSAC) specializing in Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) for merchants and service providers.

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