PCI Attestation of Compliance (AoC) – ZZ Servers Datacenter, Cloud and Managed Services

After months of hard work, we’re thrilled to announce that ZZ Servers has completed our 11th annual Payment Card Industry, Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1 Service Provider Validation. This means our systems and services have been evaluated by independent auditors and passed the highest security protocols set by PCI DSS. For our clients, …

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A Beginner’s Guide to HIPAA Compliance

Avoid Making These 5 Common PCI Compliance Mistakes

Any company that takes payments via credit or debit card is subject to compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards. These standards help protect cardholders against misuse or mishandling of their card details by putting into place rules that companies must adhere to. With the ease of getting set up to take …

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Tips for Optimizing PCI Compliance

​Sparked by the increase in credit card fraud, PCI DSS compliance went into effect in 2004 to help protect cardholder data. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) applies to all entities that store, process, and/or transmit cardholder data and those entities that can impact this data. The only exception is Telco Companies that only …

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How to Select a PCI Compliant Managed Service Provider

If you’re in business and accepting credit card payments from customers, PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance is something you need to manage. Whether you’re swiping a card every second or just once a month, your business must comply with all of the PCI Data Security Standards (DSS). PCI compliance also applies to many of the …

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Springtime for hackers

With blooming flowers, chirping birds and warming temperatures, spring finally arrived in April. But it seems the wonders of nature aren’t the only thing that spring brought us. We’re also getting fresh reports of hackers who are up to no good. And I’m not talking about Netflix having their shows stolen, held for ransom and released …

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For businesses breached, the meter keeps on running

On March 8, Home Depot agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to a group of banks for damages incurred during the company’s massive 2014 data breach. During that breach, email or credit card information was stolen from more than 50 million customers by thieves who hacked store self check-out terminals. It’s one of the largest breaches …

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Unlocking Who Enforces PCI Compliance: Powering Your Business Security – Refreshed Insights May 2023

Uncover ‘Who Enforces PCI Compliance’ and its significance for businesses. Learn about the role of leading credit card vendors, penalties for non-compliance, and resources to achieve compliance.

PCI Compliance is All Day Every Day

Once a year, you gather your team, run down your data security protocol, patch any obvious holes in your network, and work feverishly to meet the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) annual audit. But PCI compliance isn’t a goal you aim to hit once a year. Hackers are constantly working to steal your cardholder data. They’re …

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A QSA’s job: keep you honest about PCI compliance

As the use of credit cards becomes more ubiquitous, so too does the need for security standards to protect cardholder data. That has led to the rise of the Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). What is a QSA? And who needs one? The title of QSA is an industry designation conferred by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards …

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Common IT Questions from PCI to Password Resets

Providing business and enterprise level hosted environments is a 24/7/365 job. No question is too small and no problem is too big. Whether you are a company with 10 employees operating through a shared server or your business has hundreds of employees and thousands of servers, ZZ Servers’ job is to make sure businesses operating …

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