Want a Crash Course in Understanding PCI DSS Version 1.2?

The PCI Security Standards Council, the standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Entry Device (PED) Security Requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), has announced it will be offering a complimentary webinar,

"Understanding PCI DSS Version 1.2...to be held on Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. EST (and at 7:30 p.m. EST.)

The session will be repeated on Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. EST and 8:30 p.m. EST.

These one hour webinars are designed for merchants and service providers who are implementing the PCI DSS and want to better understand the changes brought about with version 1.2 which was released on Oct. 1, 2008. The series and will feature Bob Russo, General Manager of the Council and Lauren Holloway, Chairperson of the Council’s Technical Working Group. During each session Mr. Russo and Ms. Holloway will address key elements of version 1.2 and what it means for any organization’s compliance efforts.

Webinar participants will discover:

• Elements of each of the 12 requirements of version 1.2;
• What has changed from version 1.1
• Key dates for version 1.2;
• The intent of the Council in making any changes.

To register for the 11:30 a.m. EST session on Nov, 25 click http://register.webcastgroup.com/event/?wid=0801125084404 and for the 7:30 p.m. EST session click http://register.webcastgroup.com/event/?wid=0801125084405.

To register for the 10:30 a.m. EST session on Dec. 17 click http://register.webcastgroup.com/event/?wid=0801217084406 and for the 8:30 p.m. EST session click http://register.webcastgroup.com/event/?wid=0801217084407.

These webinars will be recorded and available for download on the Council’s Web site for those who cannot attend any of the sessions.