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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of information security guidelines designed for the handling of credit cards issued by major card brands. This standard is overseen by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council and is mandated by these card brands.
Its primary objective is to enhance the control of cardholder data and reduce incidents of credit card fraud. To ensure compliance, validation is conducted either annually or quarterly, depending on the volume of transactions.
The core aim of these standards was largely uniform: to establish an additional layer of security, ensuring that merchants maintain a minimum level of security in the storage, processing, and transmission of cardholder data. Recognizing the need for harmonization among existing standards, major credit card organizations collaborated to introduce version 1.0 of the PCI DSS in December 2004.
The global implementation and adherence to the PCI DSS followed suit. Subsequently, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) was established to streamline and unify the policies of these companies in the development and progression of the PCI DSS.
Notably, MasterCard, American Express, Visa, JCB International, and Discover Financial Services played pivotal roles in founding the PCI SSC in September 2006, serving as the governing entity responsible for overseeing the evolution and advancement of the PCI DSS.
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