PCI DSS experts help merchant agents achieve compliance to ensure they gain approval by VISA Europe
/EINPresswire.com/IT Governance Ltd, the single-source provider of PCI DSS-compliance resources, training and consultancy services, has reported that their comprehensive range of fit-for-purpose products and services are ideally suited to help merchant agents accelerate their PCI-compliance project in order to become listed as an approved Visa Merchant Agent. Merchant agents can go down the 'do-it-yourself' route by using the PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance Toolkit (www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/3092) or request a consultant to deliver the project for them by using IT Governance's PCI DSS Consultancy Services (www.itgovernance.co.uk/pci-consultancy.aspx).
Visa Europe has ruled that, beginning on December 31, 2012, banks should only allow merchants to use merchant agents that have proven their PCI compliance and been registered, on a list, by VISA Europe.
The term 'agent' includes any entity that provides payment or payment-related services to merchants such as digital wallet providers, payment processors, shopping cart software solution providers, and web hosting companies. Currently, there are only 45 approved Visa Merchant Agents.
Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance, comments, "The VISA Europe requirement clearly sets a challenge to all the thousands of merchant agents who are not yet PCI DSS compliance. The PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance Toolkit is the perfect tool for merchant agents to accelerate their compliance project and achieve compliance by the end of the year. It contains a full set of documentation templates for all of the mandatory PCI DSS policies. For as little as £250 merchants will save months of work whilst ensuring a security investment with a year one return of 150%. "
Calder continues, "Merchant agents who don't have the resources to handle a PCI-compliance project can benefit from our proven PCI-compliance consultancy service that can be tailored to their specific requirements."
More information on IT Governance's PCI DSS Consultancy Services is available here www.itgovernance.co.uk/pci-consultancy.aspx.
Merchant agents willing to go down the 'do it yourself' route will gain a maximum benefit from combining the following resources:
The PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance Toolkit is specifically designed to help card payment-accepting organisations quickly create all the documentation required to affirmatively answer the requirements of the PCI DSS as set out in the Self- Assessment Questionnaire. The toolkit contains a full set of documentation templates for all of the mandatory PCI DSS policies, as well as implementation guidance and ISO 27001 cross-mapping. Find out more here www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/3092.
The PCI DSS: A Practical Guide to Implementing and Maintaining Compliance provides advice and tips on the entire PCI implementation process. It shows organisations how to build and maintain a sustainable PCI compliance programme www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/1633.
The HackerGuardian Scanning service is a vulnerability assessment scanning solution designed to identify website vulnerabilities and to achieve and maintain payment card industry compliance requirements. Subscriptions are available online here www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/2593.
Larger organisations can purchase the above products with a purchase order either by telephone +44 (0) 845 070 1750 or by e-mail to servicecentre@itgovernance.co.uk.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Desi Aleksandrova Marketing Executive
+44 (0) 845 070 1750
daleksandrova@itgovernance.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
IT Governance Ltd is the one-stop shop for books, tools, training and consultancy for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. It is a leading authority on data security and IT governance for business and the public sector. IT Governance is 'non-geek', approaching IT issues from a non-technology background and talking to management in its own language. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at www.itgovernance.co.uk.
Visa Europe has ruled that, beginning on December 31, 2012, banks should only allow merchants to use merchant agents that have proven their PCI compliance and been registered, on a list, by VISA Europe.
The term 'agent' includes any entity that provides payment or payment-related services to merchants such as digital wallet providers, payment processors, shopping cart software solution providers, and web hosting companies. Currently, there are only 45 approved Visa Merchant Agents.
Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance, comments, "The VISA Europe requirement clearly sets a challenge to all the thousands of merchant agents who are not yet PCI DSS compliance. The PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance Toolkit is the perfect tool for merchant agents to accelerate their compliance project and achieve compliance by the end of the year. It contains a full set of documentation templates for all of the mandatory PCI DSS policies. For as little as £250 merchants will save months of work whilst ensuring a security investment with a year one return of 150%. "
Calder continues, "Merchant agents who don't have the resources to handle a PCI-compliance project can benefit from our proven PCI-compliance consultancy service that can be tailored to their specific requirements."
More information on IT Governance's PCI DSS Consultancy Services is available here www.itgovernance.co.uk/pci-consultancy.aspx.
Merchant agents willing to go down the 'do it yourself' route will gain a maximum benefit from combining the following resources:
The PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance Toolkit is specifically designed to help card payment-accepting organisations quickly create all the documentation required to affirmatively answer the requirements of the PCI DSS as set out in the Self- Assessment Questionnaire. The toolkit contains a full set of documentation templates for all of the mandatory PCI DSS policies, as well as implementation guidance and ISO 27001 cross-mapping. Find out more here www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/3092.
The PCI DSS: A Practical Guide to Implementing and Maintaining Compliance provides advice and tips on the entire PCI implementation process. It shows organisations how to build and maintain a sustainable PCI compliance programme www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/1633.
The HackerGuardian Scanning service is a vulnerability assessment scanning solution designed to identify website vulnerabilities and to achieve and maintain payment card industry compliance requirements. Subscriptions are available online here www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/2593.
Larger organisations can purchase the above products with a purchase order either by telephone +44 (0) 845 070 1750 or by e-mail to servicecentre@itgovernance.co.uk.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Desi Aleksandrova Marketing Executive
+44 (0) 845 070 1750
daleksandrova@itgovernance.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
IT Governance Ltd is the one-stop shop for books, tools, training and consultancy for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. It is a leading authority on data security and IT governance for business and the public sector. IT Governance is 'non-geek', approaching IT issues from a non-technology background and talking to management in its own language. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at www.itgovernance.co.uk.
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