| PCI compliance hosting, for some businesses, is so | | | | implemented for their clients' safety. Cases of credit |
| important that it can make or break their operations. | | | | card fraud continue to this day. |
| This is even more relevant when said businesses rely | | | | In the year 2005, a projected $500 million was lost |
| heavily on transactions that must be done | | | | due to fraudulent exchanges and transactions. By |
| electronically, or with the use of card payments. | | | | 2006, this figure was said to have gone up to some |
| Since the rules of the Payment Card Industry Data | | | | $0.99 billion. The need for safety precautions is |
| Security Standards (PCI DSS) were established on | | | | concrete. |
| December 15, 2004, corporations worldwide have had | | | | These facts serve as a background to how |
| to adjust in order to meet these requirements. | | | | conglomerates have since scrambled to facilitate |
| Factors for security compliance include, and are not | | | | effective compliance with PCI DSS. It has not been |
| limited to, protecting the data of the cardholders, the | | | | easy, given that these parameters and rules did not |
| regular monitoring and testing of networks, and | | | | exist ten years ago or more. What emerged to fill |
| maintaining a vulnerability management program that | | | | this void were industry expert firms that corporations |
| can properly address these needs. | | | | could consult with for PCI compliance hosting, thus |
| To the layman, these rules may only seem to be an | | | | securing their network and giving clients peace of |
| inconvenience. However, they are for the benefit of | | | | mind. |
| the companies that must obey them, and are | | | | |