The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a worldwide information security standard defined and maintained by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. In short, the PCI DSS is a set of standards that governs how a merchant must protect and secure credit card transactions.
A recent report from Verizon Business on PCI compliance shows that level 3 and 4 retailers are now being targeted more than ever by cyber criminals for credit card theft. A level 4 retailer is defined as any merchant who processes less than 20,000 credit card transactions per year, which would include most law firms.
Is your law firm PCI compliant? Do you know what security measures you’ve put in place to protect your client’s credit card information? The fines that result from a data breach can reach into the tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the number of credit card accounts compromised.
Most merchant accounts will require an annual assessment for PCI compliance. If you or your processing agent haven’t reviewed the PCI compliance documents in a while, we recommend that you brush off the dust before it’s too late.
- John and Mike
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