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The PCI Security Standards

by John Elliott

In every card payment transaction some data is exchanged which, if stolen, can lead to fraudulent transactions. This course explains how the different PCI security standards protect that data and the payment ecosystem.

What you'll learn

Knowing which PCI security standard applies to an environment or business process is complex. In this course, The PCI Security Standards, you’ll learn to match a business process or a technology with the right PCI standard. First, you’ll explore standards designed to protect data such as card numbers, PINs, and other methods of authentication. Next, you’ll discover the standards that apply to payment terminals and how payment acceptance on mobile phones is secure. Finally, you’ll learn how physical cards are secured. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of the PCI security standards needed to identify the appropriate standard and related compliance program.

About the author

John Elliott is a specialist in regulated security and data protection. His fascination is the way that people engage with security directives: whether that’s a company following external regulation, an information security team developing policies, an IT team following them, or a colleague who is just trying to do their job securely. John has led information security and data protection functions in aviation and financial services. He’s represented both Visa Europe and Mastercard on the PCI S... more

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