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

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.