22 March 2012

PCI Security Standards Council Continue Focus On Mobile Payment Acceptance Security
WAKEFIELD, Mass., March 22, 2012 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today demonstrated its continued focus on mobile payment acceptance security with participation in a Congressional hearing titled “The Future of Money: How Mobile Payments Could Change Financial Services,” held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

08 February 2012

PCI Security Standards Council Appoints Michael Mitchell As 2012 Chairperson
WAKEFIELD, Mass., February 08, 2012 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced that Michael Mitchell, vice president, Global Network Operations for American Express, has been appointed as chairperson of the PCI Security Standards Council for the 2012 term. Mitchell will guide the Council as it works with industry stakeholders globally to focus on payment card security in the coming year.

07 February 2012

PCI Security Standards Council Invites Payments Community to Input on PIN Transaction Security
WAKEFIELD, Mass., February 07, 2012 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the launch of a 30-day period to solicit feedback from PCI Participating Organizations on the next version of the PCI Hardware Security Module (HSM) security requirements. PCI stakeholders have until Friday March 09, 2012, to provide their input on these requirements designed to secure cardholder data in all point-of-sale environments.

15 November 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Announces Winners of Special Interest Group Elections
WAKEFIELD, Mass., November 15, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the results of the PCI Council election for Special Interest Groups (SIGS).

04 November 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Adds PCI PIN Security Requirements to PTS Standard
WAKEFIELD, Mass., November 3, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced that the Council is expanding the PTS standards to encompass the PCI PIN Security Requirements, formerly administered by Visa and MasterCard, to provide organizations with one set of criteria for the protection of PIN data.

01 November 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Invites Industry Input During Next Phase of Standards Development
WAKEFIELD, Mass., November 01, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security Requirements (PTS) and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the launch of its formal feedback period on version 2.0 of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS, inviting Participating Organizations and assessors to provide suggestions and commentary on the development of the next PCI Standards.

24 October 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Opens Election for New Special Interest Groups
WAKEFIELD, Mass., October 24, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the opening of the election for Special Interest Groups.

20 October 2011

2011 PCI Community Meetings Break Record for Number of Attendees
WAKEFIELD, Mass. and LONDON, October 20, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security Requirements (PTS) and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the successful completion of its 4th annual Community Meetings and the start of the next phase of development for the newest versions of the PCI DSS, PA-DSS and supplemental guidance on technologies and processes in payments security.

14 October 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Updates PTS Program For Encryption, Mobile
WAKEFIELD, Mass., October 14, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced updates to its PIN Transaction Security (PTS) program that enable adoption of point-to-point encryption (P2PE) technology to support PCI DSS compliance. Version 3.1 is a result of the standard PTS development lifecycle allowing for a minor update release within 12-18 months after a major version is published, and is effective immediately, superseding version 3.0.

15 September 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Publishes First Set of PCI Point-to-point Encryption Solution Requirements
WAKEFIELD, Mass., September 15, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced availability of the first set of validation requirements of its point-to-point encryption program. The PCI Point-to-Point Encryption Solution Requirements document provides requirements for vendors, assessors and merchants, that wish to build and implement hardware- based point-to-point encryption solutions that support PCI DSS compliance and offer scope reduction for merchants. Hardware-based P2PE solutions utilize secure cryptographic devices for both encryption and decryption including at the point of merchant acceptance for encryption and within Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) for decryption.

26 August 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Releases Updated PCI DSS Wireless Guidelines
WAKEFIELD, Mass., August 26, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today published an update to the PCI DSS Wireless Guidelines Information Supplement, providing organizations with the current PCI DSS considerations for implementing wireless technology securely in payments environments.

19 August 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Exceeds 100 Members in Europe
WAKEFIELD, Mass., August 19, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced a milestone in ongoing momentum and global participation – more than 100 European companies are now PCI Participating Organizations, promising a strong showing for this year’s PCI European Community Meeting on October 17-19, 2011, in London, England.

12 August 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Releases PCI DSS Tokenization Guidelines
WAKEFIELD, Mass., August 12, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today published the PCI DSS Tokenization Guidelines Information Supplement, the latest in a series of SSC guidance documents aimed at providing the market with greater clarity on how specific technologies relate to the PCI Security Standards and impact PCI DSS compliance.

08 August 2011

PCI North American Community Meeting to Connect Hundreds of Global Payment Security Leaders
WAKEFIELD, Mass., August 8, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced that more than 500 payment security experts have already registered to attend its PCI North American Community Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 19-22, 2011, with new attendees being added daily.

29 July 2011

Media Alert: Deadline for Suggesting Focus Areas and Supplemental Guidance for PCI Review Approaching

21 July 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Announces Program Highlights for Annual Community Meetings
WAKEFIELD, Mass. and LONDON, July 21, 2011 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced further details on sessions planned for its annual Community Meetings.

15 July 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Welcomes Keynote Speakers for European Community Meeting
WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 15, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the keynote speakers for the 2011 European Community Meeting to be held in London, United Kingdom, October 17-19.

30 June 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Announces New Participation Opportunities
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 30, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced it is building on the success of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to date by introducing a new process and structure for contributing to PCI SSC initiatives through these groups.

29 June 2011

Keynote Speakers Announced For PCI Security Standards Council North American Community Meeting
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 29, 2011 -The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the keynote speakers for the 2011 North American Community Meeting.

24 June 2011

PCI Security Standards Council Updates Market On Mobile Position
WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 24, 2011 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today provides clarity around what type of payment applications are eligible for PA-DSS validation and listing, including an update on the applicability of PA-DSS to mobile payment acceptance applications.