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PCI-DSS Compliance made easy

The Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standards are a set of data security best practice statements to which all UK merchants accepting payment cards will be mandated to being fully compliant to ensure that that sensitive cardholder data is always subject to secure processing.

From 2012, any merchants not compliant may be subjected to fines or even have the ability to accept payments by credit or debit cards suspended.

What does PCI/DSS say about a merchant?

PCI/DSS are designed to reassure your customers that you will protect the confidentiality of their sensitive cardholder data as it passes through your business. By embracing these standards you will be demonstrating to your customers that they can trust your integrity.

We make a seemingly complicated process easy

At the hub of PCI-DSS is a self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) consisting of 12 primary requirements that must be adhered to. Below each of these requirements are a number of supplementary questions about your data security practices which collectively will determine compliance. However rather than going through a lengthy paperwork exercise, we have simplified it with an on line wizard called Expert PCI.

What does Expert PCI cover?

The Expert PCI wizard guides you through an easy on line process, advising you on corrective measures to make you compliant and what's more ensures you maintain compliance. It comes as an annual licence which also covers quarterly AV port scans on your router to ensure that no ports are open that might affect your ongoing PCI compliance.

Using ExpertPCI, merchants can quickly determine the right PCI Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) that is appropriate for their business and receive all the necessary documentation, which includes:

• Completed SAQ
• PCI compliance validation and reporting
• Custom remediation plan
• Custom security policy
• Incident response plan
• Automated renewal and scan reminders

Merchants can access the ExpertPCI application 24/7 to update their SAQ and view compliance documents and policies. The solution has been designed on the understanding that merchants want to get their PCI compliance done and out of the way without spending unnecessary time, money and resources on complex processes and form filling and other support related issues.