PCI Awareness Training

Knowledge of and compliance with data security standards (12 requirements for any business that stores, processes, or transmits payment cardholder data) can bring major benefits to your business, while failure to comply can have serious and long-term negative consequences.

This entry-level course outlines the challenges surrounding payment card security and explains what the PCI Standards do to mitigate these issues – and will provide you with the tools to build a secure payments environment. Areas covered by the course include:

• Overview of PCI requirements, how they enhance data security, and support compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard
• Roles and responsibilities of key players in the compliance process – including overviews of the Internal Security Assessor (ISA), Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), and Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) programs
• PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) overview
• PCI reporting overview
• What constitutes PCI compliance
• Synopsis of the infrastructure used by organizations to accept payment cards and communicate with verification and payment facilities

Upon completing PCI Awareness training, you’ll be able to:

• Have tools and insight to build a secure payments environment
• Support your organization’s compliance efforts through your knowledge of how to apply PCI Standards