Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard
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This highly engaging online Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard course is designed to simplify compliance by helping you and your staff to understand the requirements and how they apply to a workplace. It explains payment card security in simple terms that all employees will find relevant and extremely useful.
Course Level: Introductory Course
11 Modules (Duration: 1-2 CPD Hours)
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Last Updated: 29th January 2024
Description
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.
What you'll learn
- Confidently state the reasons you should follow the PCI DSS
- Summarise the main requirements for the PCI DSS and how these apply to your workplace
- Demonstrate secure card payment data handling when processing cards at the point of sale and when customer is not present
- Create a secure password
- Identify possible fraud and security breaches which could compromise your customer’s card payment data
Suitable for
- Anyone processing, storing or transmitting payment card data, from large organisations to small, local businesses
- Merchants
- Acquirers
- Customer service teams
- Administrators
- Executives
- Managers
- IT specialists
- Developers
- Contractors
- Third party service providers
Course Structure
An introduction to the course structure, learning outcomes and who the course is for. We also give you a list of key terms and abbreviations used as you progress through the course, which can be accessed at any time.
Certification
Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Recommended renewal: 3 years
Whilst none of our certificates have an expiry date it is strongly recommended that the training is completed every three years. This is based on industry best practice to ensure awareness and knowledge of the latest guidance and legislation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.
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