Tech Trends: PCI Compliance: Still Work To Be Done

By Brian Albright, Business Solutions magazine.

Retailers, whether they are brick-and-mortar or Web-based, worry about the security of their customers' payment information. Having that data hacked or stolen creates a public relations nightmare and erodes the trust between the merchant and consumer. That's why adopting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) has become such an important issue when it comes to processing credit card information.