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Profiting from PCI compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) should be seen as an opportunity for your organisation. The standard is so well designed that it can serve as the foundation of your risk management strategy.

Abstract: Working together, the major payment card providers have developed a set of data security standards and created a council for enforcing them. Although the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has become a global requirement, many organisations are lagging in compliance. For many companies, regulatory compliance can already be an overwhelming and confusing area to navigate, and the need to comply with the PCI DSS might feel like yet another burden.

However, IBM believes that the PCI standard should instead be seen as an opportunity for your organisation. The standard is so well designed that it can actually serve as the foundation of your risk management strategy going forward. This paper explores the efficiency gains of building a strategy designed around PCI compliance. As it discusses the value of obtaining outside support in your compliance efforts, it also examines potential vendor qualifications.

The CIO profession: Driving innovation and competitive advantage

The 2007 CIO Leadership Survey, conducted by the Center for CIO Leadership, in collaboration with Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), finds that more and more CIOs are gaining a prominent seat at the table in their executive teams and playing an active role in strategic business decisions.