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Six Often Asked Questions About PCI (following the law/doing as you're told)
What does PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) mean?
PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which sets the needed things for organizations and sellers to safely and securely accept, store, process, and transmit cardholder data during credit card transaction to prevent illegal dishonesty/stealing (by lying)and illegal computer break-ins.
Who needs PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) certification?
Although there is technically no such thing as "PCI certification," sellers of all sizes, service providers, banks, and any other organizations that process credit card payments need to prove they are PCI cooperative.
What are the PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) levels?
There are four levels of PCI (following the law/doing as you're told); each level has (like nothing else in the world) needed things for a business to validate its (following the law/doing as you're told). The level under which your business falls is based on your total transaction amount/quantity, every year.
What does it cost to be PCI DSS cooperative?
The fees to become PCI cooperative, and maintain that standing every year, can range from about $1,000 every year to over $50,000 every year, depending on the size of your business.
Am I responsible for a PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) Self-Test/evaluation List of questions (SAQ)?
The PCI DSS Self-Test/evaluation List of questions is a checklist ranging from 19 to 87 pages, created and distributed by the PCI Security Standards (group of people who advise or govern). It's used as a way for sellers to self-validate their PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told). Square sellers are not responsible for this SAQ, or for self-validating, since Square's hardware and software obeys the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) on your behalf.
Is there a PCI disobedience/(not doing what must be done) fee?
Yes, there are usually fees connected with PCI disobedience/(not doing what must be done). Ifyour business does not obey PCI standards, you could be at risk for illegal computer break-ins, fines, card replacement costs, expensive (extremely careful, crime-solving, science-based) audits and (acts of asking questions and trying to find the truth about something) into your business, brand damage, and more.
What does PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) mean?
PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which sets the needed things for organizations and sellers to safely and securely accept, store, process, and transmit cardholder data during credit card transaction to prevent illegal dishonesty/stealing (by lying)and illegal computer break-ins.
Who needs PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) certification?
Although there is technically no such thing as "PCI certification," sellers of all sizes, service providers, banks, and any other organizations that process credit card payments need to prove they are PCI cooperative.
What are the PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) levels?
There are four levels of PCI (following the law/doing as you're told); each level has (like nothing else in the world) needed things for a business to validate its (following the law/doing as you're told). The level under which your business falls is based on your total transaction amount/quantity, every year.
What does it cost to be PCI DSS cooperative?
The fees to become PCI cooperative, and maintain that standing every year, can range from about $1,000 every year to over $50,000 every year, depending on the size of your business.
Am I responsible for a PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told) Self-Test/evaluation List of questions (SAQ)?
The PCI DSS Self-Test/evaluation List of questions is a checklist ranging from 19 to 87 pages, created and distributed by the PCI Security Standards (group of people who advise or govern). It's used as a way for sellers to self-validate their PCI DSS (following the law/doing as you're told). Square sellers are not responsible for this SAQ, or for self-validating, since Square's hardware and software obeys the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) on your behalf.
Is there a PCI disobedience/(not doing what must be done) fee?
Yes, there are usually fees connected with PCI disobedience/(not doing what must be done). Ifyour business does not obey PCI standards, you could be at risk for illegal computer break-ins, fines, card replacement costs, expensive (extremely careful, crime-solving, science-based) audits and (acts of asking questions and trying to find the truth about something) into your business, brand damage, and more.