Organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data needed to comply with a new version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard starting on Jan. 1, 2015. Known as PCI DSS v. 3.0, the new standard provides stronger guidance on requirements related to scoping and segmenting the network as well as managing threats and vulnerabilities. Complying with PCI DSS v. 3.0 can help mitigate the potential for cardholder data theft and misuse.
