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PCI Qualified Security Assessors, QIRs and PCI DSS Compliance

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Not meeting the requirements has many possible repercussions. In addition to opening your business up to security breaches and hacks, you could be fined by your processor or lose your merchant account. Let’s look at what the requirements are, and how you can become and stay compliant. The Acronyms Level 4 Merchants New Visa QIR …

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American Express Data Security Operating Policy

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They’re designed to protect cardholder data, which can improve customer relationships, your profitability, and prevent a costly security breach and damage to your business reputation. There are a few steps to meeting these regulations, which we’ll go over in this article. Make Sure You Are PCI Compliant Determine Your Merchant Level with Amex Complete the …

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Visa Cardholder Information Security Program

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In this article we’ll be exploring Visa cards, specifically the “Visa Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP)” which over time evolved into the current PCI DSS standards. If you’re not familiar with PCI DSS, be sure to check out our article on PCI compliance. Validate Your Compliance with PCI DSS with Visa Regulations and Assessments Payment …

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Guardian Security Suite by TSYS

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Note: Following TSYS’s acquisition by Global Payments, the Guardian Security Suite no longer appears to be available under that name. We’re leaving this article here for historical purposes, but it will no longer be updated. Any security services offered by Global will be covered in their own articles. Looking for something specific? Give us a …

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TransArmor Security

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Note: TransArmor was originally developed and offered by First Data, who has since been acquired by Fiserv. TransArmor is still available under that name, but is now considered an offering from Fiserv. Owning a business is complicated and it can be difficult to completely protect yourself from data breaches. Whether you have store and distribution …

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Address Verification Service (AVS)

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When is AVS used? Address Verification is used in all kinds of credit card scenarios. It’s common in ecommerce and other card-not-present transactions, as those transactions have fewer alternative means of verifying a cardholder’s identity. But AVS can be used in person, too. AVS is also one component in qualifying for enhanced data (level II …

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