The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is mandatory if your company stores, processes or transmits payment cardholder data. "PCI Compliance for Dummies" is all about understanding PCI and how merchants can comply with its requirements.

This will only affect you if you have your own merchant account to process credit/debit cards - or if you are a web host with clients who have their own merchant accounts.

I got this ebook from the publisher. It's free. But, they wanted all kinds of information including my address and telephone number, which I frankly object to.

Although the ebook carries a note it is not for resale, I'm not selling it. I'll give it to you. The publisher's advertisement is right in the ebook, so you'll see what they want you to see.

The ebook is well done and easy to understand. Since, beginning in October of this year, you will lose your ability to take payments if you don't comply with the requirements, I strongly recommend you read the book.

BTW - this is just one more reason to use a third-party payment processor. Then, you don't have to concern yourself with this. 2CheckOut is already PCI compliant and I'm sure PayPal will be in plenty of time - if they aren't already.

Right-click to download:

www.i-Cop.org/PCI.pdf

If you'd like to know all my other reasons for supporting third-party payment processors, rather having your own merchant account, click below:

OnlineBusinessTradeJournal.com/payment_processors

You may learn surprising things!