The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a voluntary security framework to help protect customers and merchants against the theft of credit card data during POS transactions. Like many other compliance frameworks, PCI DSS has continually evolved over the years to match new technologies and new threats to the privacy of consumers shopping online and off. As of 2021, the PCI Security Standards Council has announced the newest version of PCI DSS, version 4.0.

While the official documentation for the updated standard has, as of March 2021, not been released, many merchants and banks are preparing for the transition. Here are some basics into PCI DSS and the move to version 4 coming Summer 2021. 

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The Department of Defense has made a significant push to improve the security of its cyberinfrastructure and supply chain (known as the Defense Industrial Base), and the result of this push is the Cybersecurity Maturity model Certification (CMMC) initiative. This framework uses existing security guidelines to provide an overview of necessary security requirements for federal contractors working with the DoD.

This framework isn’t just for large corporations. Many DoD agencies work with small and mid-sized businesses to leverage flexible cloud platforms, SaaS technology, or other IT services. That’s why it is just as important for SMBs to consider the impact of CMMC on their business now and over the next 5 years. 

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While online retail isn’t a new phenomenon, many retailers are still behind when it comes to proper security measures for this form of business. With fraud claims and chargebacks rising exponentially in 2021 due to quarantine and increased online customers, these security measures related to PCI DSS eCommerce are only becoming more necessary, not less. The landscape for retail cybersecurity is changing, and technology and business operations must continually change with it. 

Here, we’ll discuss some of the security surfaces that retailers face, and why compliance with frameworks like PCI DSS is so important. 

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