The financial loss due to the stealing of important financial data is a common problem faced by many people during online money transactions. Thus, a commercial company must keep the data of its
consumers secure and it is more important for credit card companies to make sure of this security. Only an expert PCI DSS service provider can take adequate measures to secure the stored information in the computers of e-commerce companies.
Major functions of a PCI DSS service provider
A firewall is installed and maintained by the professional service provider, for safeguarding the credit card details of all consumers. This firewall prevents all unwanted access to the CDE where
the card information is stored. The experts implement the firewall between the CDE of the company and all external networks.
A unique password is created for access to the stored data, along with other security measures for data protection. As it is not safe to use the default password given by the vendor, the payment
security specialist assigns a system administrator with the task of maintaining these security features.
The encryption of the cardholders’ financial data is another vital job of a hired PCI DSS professional. It is more important while transmitting the data through the public networks, to safeguard
the details of cardholders. Hence, this expert checks the vulnerability of the encryption and upgrades it whenever required.
Safeguarding policy adopted by PCI DSS servicing expert
A few most reliable employees of the company are trained by the PCI DSS servicing expert, to teach them how to handle the data security policy adopted there. They also learn all the techniques
for handling the stored data safely. All the verification details of each credit card should be erased after the authentication process is over. Apart from these trained employees, none others
are allowed access to the stored data of cardholders.
All these security measures protect consumers from financial fraud and thus, their trust in the commercial company increases.