Ensure your staff knows how to protect sensitive payment card data with our PCI DSS training. This CPD-certified training course equips employees responsible for handling card payments with essential knowledge to ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). It teaches them their responsibilities and provides strategies to securely handle sensitive cardholder data for both in-person and remote transactions, reducing the risk of data breaches and fraud.
PCI DSS Training
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Course Duration: 45+ minutes
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100% online training
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Full audio voiceover
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Fully online assessment
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Course Details
| Course Duration | 45+ minutes |
|---|---|
| Approval body | CPD |
| Format | Fully online |
| Assessment | Multiple choice |
| Certification | Same-day digital certificate |
| Certificate Valid For | 3 years |
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Course Content
This course contains the following sections:
Introduces key terminology related to PCI DSS and payment card security.
Explains the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and its purpose.
Provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities for ensuring PCI DSS compliance.
Outlines the breakdown of the goals and requirements of PCI DSS.
Covers best practices for secure storage, processing and transmission of cardholder data.
Discusses measures to restrict access to cardholder data to authorised personnel only.
Provides guidelines for handling transactions where the cardholder is present.
Explores strategies for handling transactions where the cardholder is not present.
Offers strategies for preventing and addressing payment card fraud.
Teaches how to detect and respond to security breaches involving cardholder data.
Presents real-world examples to illustrate PCI DSS principles and best practices.
What You Will Learn
Available in 13 Languages
Course Approval Body
The course certificate includes:
- User name
- Company name
- Course name
- Completion date
- Expiry date
- Approval body
A CPD-certified certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
- Fully online
- Multiple choice
A score of 80% is required to pass.
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Why Is PCI DSS Training Important?
Around three million scams occurred in the UK in 2022, with payment card fraud being the most common. Remote purchase fraud accounted for £395.7 million, while fraud on lost and stolen cards totalled £100.2 million.
The PCI DSS aims to protect cardholder data and reduce such security incidents. Failure to comply with these standards can result in fines and penalties and damage the organisation’s reputation.
This PCI DSS course addresses these challenges by providing employees with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement and maintain robust security measures. It teaches users how to handle card transactions securely, implement necessary controls and mitigate risks associated with data breaches and fraud. The course helps ensure regulatory compliance and build customer trust.
Are You Aware of Your Responsibilities?
As an employer, you must ensure that all employees handling payment card data are adequately trained and adhere to PCI DSS standards. This involves implementing and maintaining security controls, conducting regular security assessments and responding promptly to data breaches.
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Payment Services Regulations 2017, employers must:
- Ensure lawful and transparent processing of cardholder data
- Provide adequate training to employees on handling payment card data securely
- Implement measures to protect against unauthorised access, loss or damage
- Support individuals’ rights to access, rectify, erase and restrict the processing of their data
- Use strong customer authentication (SCA) to enhance the security of electronic payments
- Continuously monitor transactions to detect and respond to suspicious activities
- Report security incidents promptly to the relevant authorities and affected individual
- Keep comprehensive records of processing activities Demonstrate compliance with legal requirements
Providing PCI DSS training to employees supports organisations in fulfilling these responsibilities and avoiding legal consequences.
About This PCI DSS Course
This course is designed for employees who handle card payments, ensuring they are aware of and adhere to PCI DSS requirements. The course covers crucial topics such as payment card data handling, access control and fraud prevention. It guides users on the principles of PCI DSS and helps maintain compliance and ensure data security.
By providing this course to staff, organisations can protect sensitive payment data, reduce the risk of data breaches and ensure compliance with industry standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
PCI DSS, or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, is a set of guidelines to ensure companies securely accept, process, store and transmit payment card information.
Compliance with PCI DSS helps protect cardholder data, ensure customer trust and avoid financial penalties and legal repercussions.
Non-compliance can result in significant fines, legal actions, loss of customer trust and damage to the organisation’s reputation. It can also result in being barred from card acceptance programmes.
This training is essential for employees who handle payment card information, including IT professionals, security officers, compliance managers and anyone responsible for processing credit and debit card transactions.
PCI DSS courses equip employees with the knowledge and skills to handle cardholder data securely, reducing the risk of data breaches and supporting regulatory compliance. This helps maintain the organisation’s reputation and avoid legal repercussions.
All Human Focus training is exclusively online, so you can complete this PCI DSS training online using your smartphone, tablet or computer.
Yes. This PCI DSS course is certified by CPD (the Continuing Professional Development Certification Service).
Yes. After completing the course, you’ll receive a certificate for completing a CPD-certified PCI DSS Training course.
The certificate is valid for three years. After this, it’s necessary to retake the training to renew your certification and refresh your knowledge.
Absolutely. You can explore the e-learning platform, get course previews and see how easy online training can be. Speak to one of our sales team or click here to arrange your free trial of this course.
