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Determining Your PCI Compliance Level
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Do you need to worry about PCI Compliance? It depends on the
size of your business. There are four levels of PCI Compliance, with most
e-businesses falling into levels 2 and 3.
| Level 1 PCI Compliance |
This is for very large businesses, or sites that have been hacked or
designated by credit card companies for Level 1 status. You'll be
required to have an annual on-site security audit, and quarterly system
perimeter scans. You need professional help! |
| Level 2 PCI Compliance |
This is for any merchant processing 150,000 to 6,000,000 major
credit card company transactions per year. You'll be required to provide
a quarterly system perimeter scan and an annual compliance
questionnaire. |
| Level 3 PCI Compliance |
This is for any merchant processing 20,000 to 150,000 credit card
transactions per year. You too will be required to provide the quarterly
system scan and annual compliance questionnaire. |
| Level 4 PCI Compliance |
This is for merchants processing less than 20,000 e-commerce
transactions per year. Scans and questionnaires are suggested but not
required. |
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