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PCI Compliant Web Hosting
EDTHosting.com Has Partnered with ControlScan to offer PCI Compliant Web Hosting
Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover require all entities
that accept credit card payments over the Internet - or process,
transmit or store credit card data on a network connected in any way to
the Internet - to be certified to meet the Payment Card Industry (PCI)
Data Security Standard.
EDTHosting.com has partnered with ControlScan to offer PCI Compliant web hosting to our clients.
All credit card companies and all banks worldwide accept
ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 Certification to validate compliance with the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
To meet these requirements you must complete both the
Annual PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire and pass security scans of
your web site(s) and all office, store or other network Internet
connection(s) where payment card information is processed or stored.
These security scans must be passed on at least a quarterly basis.
There are four steps to becoming "Certified PCI Compliant":
Step 1: Sign up for a web hosting account with EDTHosting.com
Step 2: Completing and passing the annual security self-assessment questionnaire
Step 3: Completing and passing quarterly security scans of your Internet infrastructure
Step 4: Submit your Passed Security Self Assessment & Scan report to your bank.
Step 1: Sign up for a web hosting account with EDTHosting.com
Get started by signing up for a web hosting account with EDTHosting.com. EDTHosting.com is a Certified PCI Compliant web hosting provider. Once you have an account with EDTHosting.com, Log in to your EDTHosting.com control panel account to complete steps 2-4:
Step 2: PCI Compliance security self-assessment questionnaire
When completing the PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) please keep
in mind that it specifically addresses your business practices,
computer systems and Web site(s) that are directly involved in
processing, storing, or transmitting payment card data.
The PCI Questionnaire will assist you in completing the
questionnaire by providing explanations of each question and
suggestions for achieving compliance with the requirements.
After completing each section clicking on the "Check
Compliance" button at the end of the form will provide a score of the
percentage of questions answered and the percentage of passing answers.
For your convenience, after clicking the Check Compliance button any
questions left unanswered, or indicating an issue needing attention
will also be highlighted in yellow. *Click the "Save Changes" button at
the bottom of this page at any time to save your work for completion
later. If your session times-out while working on the form, please log
back in at the login prompt to resume
Step 3: Issuing your ControlScan Certificate of PCI Compliance
Click on Security Scan at the top of this page. Download your passed
PCI Scan reports to your desk top. For more information on scheduling
PCI Scan please click on the support tab or call ControlScan.
Step 4: Submit your Passed Security Self Assessment & Scan report to your bank.
Securely submit compliance report to bank using the method they request.
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