IRCLASS gets Qualified Security Assessor license for PCI DSS certification
It feels glad to share with you all that we at IRCLASS have successfully achieved PCI DSS QSA License (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Qualified Security Assessor) from PCI SSC (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, United States) for APAC (Asia Pacific) and CEMEA (Central Europe Middle East & Africa) Region.
PCI DSS applies to all businesses that store, process, or transmit cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data. It helps in securing cardholder's sensitive information by ensuring the processes, people and systems that access the data have adequate controls around their usage. PCI DSS was created jointly by major credit-card brands Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a widely accepted set of policies and procedures intended to optimize security of sensitive data.
More than 898 million records with sensitive information have been breached from 4,823 data breaches made public between January 2005 and April 2016, according to PrivacyRights.org. As a key participant in payment card transactions, it is imperative that organizations use standard security procedures and technologies to prevent theft of cardholder data.
At IRCLASS, we assist merchants and financial institutions understand and implement standards for PCI DSS that helps them protect systems from breaches and theft of cardholder data. With multiple project experiences, our consultants are well qualified to successfully deliver services PCI DSS along with other ISO Services. To meet the certification requirements of different clients, IRCLASS has a large pool of certified auditors in various locations across India and can deliver the projects in CEMEA and APAC regions as well.
PCI DSS Certification is mostly applicable to
- Banks (which are member of VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, JCB, Discover), BFSI segment.
- Merchants (Online - Ecommerce Companies / Offline - POS Merchant)
- Payment Gateway Providers
- Payment Application development companies
- Systems Integrators
- BPO / KPO companies which handles Payment Card data
- Data centre Hosting Providers
- Third Party Providers (TPPs)
WHY PCI DSS certification?
Data Breach - If you suffer a data breach and you are not PCI DSS compliant you could incur Card Scheme fines for the loss of this data and may be liable for the fraud losses incurred against these cards and the operational costs associated with replacing the accounts.
Reputational damage - It may lead to loss of customer confidence which could impact their willingness to continue to do business with you. Being compliant with PCI DSS means that you are doing your very best to keep your customers valuable information safe.
Advantages
- Boosts faith of customers while sharing vital information to vendors
- Protecting Merchants from hefty fines
- Trusted Seal of PCI, increases consumer trust leading to more business
- PCI DSS assists Merchants to protect their online business
- PCI DSS helps company defending a lawsuit in the wake of a data breach
- PCI DSS provides specific direction and recommendations to merchants helping them establish a base set of proven measures that help protect sensitive data
- Potential vulnerabilities in your system are exposed
- Helps in maintaining worldwide Industry standard
In case you wish to know more about PCI DSS certification, call us on +91-9820466624 or write to us at [email protected]. We will be happy to help you.