Are You PCI Compliant?
If your business accepts credit cards from the major card associations (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB), you are required to comply with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSIs).
The DSIs are designed to assist businesses in securing credit card data. Compliance with these standards is mandatory. In addition, most small- and medium-sized businesses are required to complete the PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) annually, and to scan their external Internet protocol (IP) addresses on a quarterly basis using an Approved Scanning Vendor — such as Verizon Business.