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To protect cardholder data NAB Transact complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The PCI DSS is the global data security standard that any business of any size must adhere to in order to accept payment cards. It presents common sense steps that mirror best security practices.
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PCI DSS specifies 12 requirements entailing many security technologies and business processes, and reflects most of the usual best practices for securing sensitive information.
| Goals |
PCI DSS Requirements |
| Build and maintain a secure network |
1. Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data
2. Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters |
| Protect Cardholder Data |
3. Protect stored data
4. Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks |
| Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program |
5. Use and regularly update anti-virus software
6. Develop and maintain secure systems and applications |
| Implement Strong Access Control. Measures |
7. Restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know
8. Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access
9. Restrict physical access to cardholder data |
| Regularly Monitor and Test Networks |
10. Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data
11. Regularly test security systems and processes |
| Maintain an Information Security Policy |
12. Maintain a policy that addresses information security |
Further information on PCI DSS can be obtained from www.pcisecuritystandards.org
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