It's as if they took the words right out of my mouth. The new guidelines in the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) encourage organizations to focus on security rather than compliance. Hallelujah!

For years I've been saying it: "Compliance does not equal security, but when you focus on security, compliance becomes an easy byproduct."

The new requirements, based on feedback PCI DSS received from the PCI Security Standards Council and payment brand subject matter experts, focuses on mitigating some of the most frequently seen risks that have precipitated cardholder-data compromise.

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