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Card fraud has become a key challenge facing the retail sector. Any business which stores or transmits cardholder account data is a potential target. By following the best practises outlined by the PCI data security standards, you can not only protect you customers' personal data, but also:

• Boost customer confidence through a higher level of data security
• Insulate yourself from financial losses and remediation costs
• Maintain customer trust
• Safeguard the reputation of your  brand

In order to meet PCI compliance requirements, you must complete an annual PCI self assessment questionnaire and a quarterly network scan, which must be validated by a qualified independent scan vendor.

An essential element of PCI compliance is to build and maintain a secure network, which in turn will work to safeguard and preserve client data. Regular monitoring and testing of the network are also key criteria of PCI compliance. eircom offers retailers a comprehensive scoping and assessment service in order to identify any shortcomings in PCI compliance and develop an appropriate strategy to close any gaps.

PCI compliance in four steps

• 1. Scoping - assess the number of components that handle cardholder data; review the number of people and processes that access this data; and review existing data flow diagrams.
• 2. Gap Analysis – benchmark the current technical, policy and procedural controls against PCI requirements and highlight areas of compliance and non–compliance.
• 3. PCI Scanning –compile a "required actions" report.
• 4. Strategy – devise and agree a strategy with you to close the gaps and achieve compliance.

We are ideally positioned to execute an implementation plan, which will guarantee that all systems and processes necessary to achieve PCI compliance certification will be in place. The plan includes implementing an eircom network based on MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) technology, which offers the highest level of security available, and satisfies PCI requirements.