Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, also known as PCI DSS, is a set of standards that all companies storing, processing and/or transmitting cardholder data must abide by.

PCI DSS compliance is a legal requirement by law and compromised card holder data can badly affect customers, organisations and financial institutions. One PCI DSS issue is enough to seriously impact an organisation and affect the trust of customers for the long term, not to mention it could result in hefty fines and possible legal action. From a customer’s point of view, PCI DSS compliance gives them assurance that any details that they provide to operatives of a sensitive nature won’t be compromised in any way.

The course covers the new PCI DSS V.3 Standard, which came into full effect on the 1st January 2015. V.3 places increased emphasis on employee training and demands all organisations provide annual employee PCI awareness training.

Interactive elements, knowledge checks and real life situations ensure learner engagement, reinforce learning and keep the training relevant. See the table below for more details.

Who should take this Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard course?

This course is perfect for those in roles including anyone processing, storing or transmitting payment card data, from large organisations to small, local businesses, merchants, customer service teams, managers, contractors and many other roles that involve card payments. It is also perfect for new employees as part of their induction process.

Accreditation

The content of this online Payment Card Indusrty Data Security Standard training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Duration

This online Payment Card Indusrty Data Security Standard training course will take approximately one to two hours to complete, depending on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material. Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment and Certificate

After completing all of the training material you will be able to take the online assessment which consists of 15 questions (taken at random from a database) and has a pass mark of 75%. Once you have undertaken all of the activities, passed the online assessment and completed the relevant evaluation you will be able to download and print your certificate.