Southern New Hampshire Universityit-313-X1785 09:04:12 Gmt -

Southern New Hampshire UniversityIT-313-X1785 09:04:12 GMT -05:00The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, was originally implemented in 2004 to create a set of standards to be used across various credit card brands. These standards were created in an effort to add an additional layer of protection to cardholder sensitive information like names, card numbers, security codes, and expiration dates. PCI DSS has since been updated many times over the years to keep up with evolving privacy concerns.Fertilizer Plus is now looking at instituting a POS system that will accept credit card payments for their products and services. Because of this, Fertilizer Plus will now need to ensure compliance with the standards set by PCI DSS or they could face severe consequences. These consequences could range from fines, processing restrictions from card services, loss of reputation, loss of consumer trust, and various others. If Fertilizer Plus is hit with these consequences, the company may not be able to recover and may be forced to shut down due tothe strain.There are four steps for Fertilizer Plus to take to ensure that they are compliant with PCI DSS standards. The first is to determine the company’s PCI DSS