PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance is a set of standards to protect you and your customers from theft or fraud. If your business accepts, stores, or transmits payment card data, then you are expected to keep that data safe by meeting these standards. Intuit recommends that you engage Security Metrics, a third party company, to ensure that your business is PCI compliant.
Here are some general security basics to consider:
- Computers must have secure passwords.
- Have a strong Wi-Fi password.
- Do not save passwords in browsers.
- Only store customer credit card information in a PCI Compliant system such QuickBooks or other commercially available payment processing systems.
- Only accept payments via a secure method, e.g. physical swipe device, virtual terminal, website, etc.
Click on this link for additional practical ways to keep customer information safe.
To learn more, click here for more information around PCI Compliance requirements
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