As the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) rises, the number of public EV chargers is growing rapidly. But are you aware that EV chargers, same as...
PCI SSC 2025 Europe Community Meeting | Amsterdam | 14. - 16. October 2025
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Important Update to the PCI PIN Program: PCI Security Standards Council Launches Its PIN Listing
On May 19, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) presented its own program for listing PCI PIN-certified service providers. The Council is...
usd AG globally Re-Accredited as an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV)
On April 30, 2025, usd AG received global accreditation as an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards...
More Protection Against E-Skimming - PCI Council Publishes New Guide to PCI DSS Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published a new guide: “Payment Page Security and Preventing E-Skimming - Guidance for PCI DSS...
PCI Council Released Update of SAQ A: New Eligibility Criteria Replaces Future-dated Requirements
Last updated: 28 February, 2025 A few days ago, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced important changes to SAQ A. Who is affected...
Sunset of PCI DSS v4.0 on 31 December 2024: Get Ready!
PCI DSS v4.0: In March 2024, version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard became mandatory after a two-year transition phase....
PCI DSS: PCI SSC Special Interest Group Releases Guidance on Scoping and Segmentation in Modern Network Architectures
Our colleague Phillip Meyer was part of the PCI Security Standards Council's Special Interest Group “Scoping and Segmentation for Modern Network...
PCI DSS: PCI Council Releases SAQs for Version 4.0.1
This week, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced that it published the Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) for PCI DSS v4.0.1....
"DORA: How the Next Wave of Requirements Is Hitting the Payment Card Industry": usd Experts on Stage at the 2024 PCI SSC Europe Community Meeting
Christopher Kristes, Head of Security Audits & PCI and member of the Executive Board at usd AG, and Dr. Christian Schwartz, Head of InfoSec in...
usd AG Member of PCI SSC GEAR 2024-2026
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has reappointed usd AG to the Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR).
PCI DSS v4.0.1 Released
In response to stakeholder feedback and questions received since the release of PCI DSS v4.0 in March 2022, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI...
PCI DSS v4.0: INFI Worksheet Discontinued
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced it is discontinuing the Items Noted for Improvement (INFI) Worksheet. INFI,...