PCI Compliance – Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a proprietary information security standard administered by the PCI Security Standards Council, which was founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc.. PCI DSS applies to entities that store, process, or transmit cardholder data (CHD) or sensitive authentication data …

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