Views Regarding PCI Compliance Are Mostly Positive
SC Magazine reports most IT security practitioners believe the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is necessary for protecting cardholder data and think their organization is more secure today because of it, according to a survey released Wednesday by Cisco. The survey of 500 IT security decision makers across health care, finance, retail, education and government sectors found that most organizations have taken significant steps to become compliant with the standard. A majority of survey respondents were “very confident” they could pass an assessment today.

