Discussion - Post

 “The  security benefits associated with maintaining PCI compliance are vital  to the long-term success of all merchants who process card payments.  This includes continual identification of threats and vulnerabilities  that could potentially impact the organization. Most organizations never  fully recover from data breaches because the loss is greater than the  data itself.”  — Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Magazine

Primary Task Response:

Following  the Payment Council Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is just  good business. Such standards help ensure healthy and trustworthy  payment card transactions for the hundreds of millions of people  worldwide that use their cards every day.

• Please define and describe the PCI DSS
• What are potential liabilities from not following PCI DSS?
• With regards to payment security: 
  • What data are thieves after?
  • Where do thieves steal data?
  • What needs to be secured?

Peer Response(s):  Read  the responses from your peers and offer a constructive critique or  additional information that adds substantively to the discussions.