Payment Card Industry (PCI) and their Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS): ARE YOU AT RISK? If you process Credit Card data, you have contractual security responsibilities that you are probably unaware. ORDER the FREE DVD, "Are You At Risk?", produced by the Retail Solution Providers Association. PCI Assistance and Consultation: Customers receive assistance on these ever-changing security requirements. We monitor regulations, deliver latest software versions at no charge with Support Plans, and provide upgrade services when necessary. However, upgrading to a software version on the PA-DSS validated list satisfies only 1 of 12 minimum requirements. We provide guidance on meeting the other responsibilities, all part of a Merchant's contractual obligation with the Credit Card Issuers. PCI PA-DSS Is Not Going Away: Software versions are validated for one year, with a second year revalidation required. Merchants processing Credit Cards should expect to potentially need to upgrade on a 24 to 36 month cycle, to maintain contractual agreements with Credit Card Issuers

EXPIRATION DATES of PCI VALIDATIONS
A list of PCI-Validated POS Payment Applications, with corresponding EXPIRATION dates and revalidation plans for each version. If the Validation date of your Payment Application has EXPIRED (or IS NOT LISTED), you should upgrade immediately.
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Micros PCI PA-DSS Implementation Guides
PCI's Payment Application Data Security Standards (PA-DSS) requires MICROS produce documents for customers that provide guidance on how to properly implement each MICROS product in a secure manner. FIND OUT HERE.


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Unify POS PCI PA-DSS Implementation Guide
PCI's Payment Application Data Security Standards require Osprey Retail Systems produce a document for customers that provides guidance on how to properly implement UnifyPOS in a secure manner--AVAILABLE HERE.
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Credit Change of Service (COS) & PCI demands
COS requests can be processed easily for Merchants with PCI-Validated software. However, for Merchants with expired software versions, Processors are not allowing the completion of the boarding process. Read more...


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Simple Facts about PCI & YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
To maintain your contractual agreements with your Credit Card Issuers, Merchants may be required to upgrade to the latest version on a 24 to 36 month cycle. Know the FACTS about your responsibilities with your Credit Card Issuers. DCRS can help.
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Visa Security Mandate of July 1, 2010
You may have received a notice from your Credit Processor about Visa security mandate: As of July 1, 2010, all payment applications used by Merchants must be PCI PA-DSS or Visa PABP Compliant.

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PCI Compliance Ended for Win 2000 & XP SP2
Microsoft ended security updates on July 13, 2010 for Windows 2000 & Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2. Users of these Operating Systems are no longer PCI-Compliant. Read more...
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How to Check your Operating System
Determine the Service Pack of your Windows XP Pro Operating System (or what Operating System is used, if different)
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PCI Data Security Standard OVERVIEW
A high level overview of the PCI Data Security Standard, listing the major 12 PCI DSS Requirements. *For the FULL VERSION 2.0 of PCI-DSS, see the next document
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PCI Data Security Standard (FULL VERSION 2.0)
This FULL VERSION of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, Version 2.0 dated October 2010, details the SECURITY PROCEDURES required of ALL merchants who store, process, or transmit cardholder data.
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PCI Quick Reference Guide
This Quick Reference Guide to the PCI Data Security Standard is provided by the Council to help inform and educate merchants
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Prioritized Approach to PCI Compliance
PCI has so much information about security, you wonder where to start. PCI provides this Prioritized Approach to help you understand where you can act first.
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