PCI information security policies are a necessity for meeting the rigorous compliance mandates with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) initiatives.  Merchants and service providers of all sizes are required to have documented PCI information security policies in place for compliance.  The difficult aspect of this process is finding a cost-effective and quality policy and procedure manual for helping draft these all so important PCI information security policies.

pcipolicyportal.com, developed by experts who have spent years in the payments industry is now offering a 215 + page, comprehensive, and easy-to-use and edit policy and procedure manual for PCI compliance. From small one man merchants to large multi national organizations, this documents provides all the necessary PCI information security policies you will need for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards initiatives.

And remember, policies and procedures for PCI compliance is not just limited to Requirement 12 “Maintain an Information Security Policy”, rather, there are dozens of other policies that are essential for meeting PCI compliance.  To be specific, requirements 1 to 11 also call  for various PCI information security policies to be developed.  Just look at Requirement 1 alone, for example,  as it “requires” the following:

• A formal process for testing and approval of all network connections and changes to firewall and router configurations.
• A current network diagram exists and that it documents all connections to cardholder data, including any wireless networks.
• Firewall and router configuration standards include a description of groups, roles, and responsibilities for logical management of network components.

In short, you will need to develop these policies for compliance. View the table of contents to see all the policies you would receive after purchasing the 215 + pages manual from pcipolicyportal.com