What is PCI DSS Compliance?

PCI DSS compliance is a set of security standards used to protect consumers’ credit card data online. Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) was established to help control where cardholder data is stored, processed, or transmitted. The SiteLock PCI compliance scan product is a fast and easy way to meet PCI requirements. Our simplified compliance checklist reduces the number of questions you have to answer by up to 80 percent.

Who is Required to be PCI Compliant?

Any individual, merchant or business that stores, processes, or transmits payment card information needs to be PCI compliant. This includes companies that only take payments over the phone and companies that use a third-party payment processing system, like PayPal. If you don’t comply with PCI DSS, you may be subject to penalties and fines between $5,000 and $100,000 per month until PCI compliance requirements are met.