New Security Standards In 2011

QSR magazine:

Restaurants and other businesses that capture and store credit and debit card data on their computers will be required to meet updated security standards beginning next year.

Version 2.0 of the guidelines, developed by the PCI Security Standards Council, doesn’t include major new requirements. Instead, it contains some revisions and clearer guidance for merchants and others who must make sure that security meets the council’s criterion.

“Feedback that we’ve gotten really didn’t call for any major changes to the standards,” says Bob Russo, general manager of the council, which was established by the payment card industry. “That is a testament that the standards are pretty solid.”

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