If you are using a PCI-listed Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) solution, go to Type 15.
Where is your card data at risk?
How do criminals get your card data?
How do you start to protect card data today?
Click on the icons below for the Guide to Safe Payments and information about these security basics. For simple definitions of payment and security terms, see our Glossary.
Change default passwords, use strong passwords, Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
Use secure payment systems
Ask your PCI Qualified Integrator & Reseller (QIR) or your hardware/software vendor for help
Protect card data and only keep what you need
Protect in-house access to your card data
Protect all systems from the Internet
Regularly inspect your payment terminals for modification, changes, or other visual clues that suggest tampering or alteration
Limit remote access for your vendor partners – don’t give hackers easy access
Use anti-virus or “application allow” software
Install patches from your payment terminal vendor
Get regular vulnerability scanning
Make your card data useless to criminals