How to Comply With the New Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards

What are the usual challenges to compliance?

- Time: Garcia says many merchants underestimate the time needed to complete the internal auditing process. The timeframe depends on the size of your operation, how old or complex your computer systems are, your current payment-processing techniques and other variables, he notes. “But an intrusion that compromises your system,” he continues, “would take much longer to resolve than the upfront compliance process.”