PCI DSS

PCI DSS – PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard which is a security standard for companies and organisations that handle credit card information.

It was created by the Payment Card Industry Standards Council to increase the security of cardholder data.

The PCI DSS was first released in 2004 after Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB formed the PCI SSC to conciliate their security policies. Since then there have been several versions.