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Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard: Navigating PCI DSS

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Overview This paper describes the 12 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements, along with guidance to explain the intent of each requirement. PCI DSS requirements apply to all system components that are included in or connected to the cardholder data environment. The cardholder data environment is that part of the network that possesses cardholder data or sensitive authentication data, including network components, servers and applications.

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Publisher	PCI Security Standards Council	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Standards, Data Recovery - Security

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Ironport Systems

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security standards

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Sophos

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anti-hacking

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Microsoft

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network security

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WebWatch

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Retail & Leisure
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ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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IBM

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IBM

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