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PCI DSS for E-commerce & M-commerce

PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. It is a set of security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. The PCI DSS is not a law, but rather a set of requirements developed by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), which is an independent body formed by major credit card brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and JCB.PCI DSS compliance is the adherence to these standards by organizations that handle credit card data. Compliance helps to protect cardholder data from theft and fraud by implementing various security measures and best practices.This blog provides an overview of challenges that e-commerce merchant face when going for Payment Card Industry (PCI DSS) compliance requirements, as well as key recommendations for addressing those challenges. With the increase of Internet usage across the globe, the e commerce sales have touched $1.471 trillion in 2014. It is approximated that it will reach to $2.356 trillion by 2018.AuthorSwati ShramaCISSP, PCI QSA, CISM, ISO 27001 LA, MS-Information Security