Your ability to process credit cards may be at risk.
According the PCI Data Security Standards, you must be using a PA-DSS compliant payment application by July 1, 2010.

The ability to process credit cards is vital to your company. So we've created this resource center to help you understand what PCI-DSS is, and to help you achieve compliance before the deadline.

Why PCI-DSS is important for you and your customers.

PCI-DSS is a set of requirements for enhancing payment account data security. Its standards include requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design, and other measures created to protect customer account data. Developed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International (the founders of the PCI Security Standards Council), PCI-DSS is designed to facilitate global adoption of consistent data security measures. There are 12 requirements that fall into six categories:

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Resources
Credit Card and PCI Security Standard Council Contact Information Available Webcasts
PCI-DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaire PCI-DSS Compliance Certification Services
  • Trustwave is the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world.
  • mas500.pci.trustwave.com
PA-DSS Compliant Version of Sage MAS 500 ERP PA-DSS Implementation Guide
Additional Resources Sage Contact Information:

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Regarding Third-Party Applications

It is important to know the status of all the applications you are running! Contact your business partner or third-party vendor to discuss the compliance of these applications.