ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The PCI DSS, copies of which are freely available (although subject to licence) from the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), is, of course, the PCI SSC’s copyright. This pocket guide is not a substitute for acquiring and reading the Standard itself. Every reader of this pocket guide should obtain a copy of the PCI DSS from: www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/documents.php
This pocket guide contains many references to, and summaries of, material that is freely and more comprehensively available on the PCI SSC website and elsewhere. It is intended to be a handy, comprehensive reference tool that contains in one place all the information that anyone dealing with the PCI DSS and related issues might need. It is also a pocket guide, not a comprehensive manual1 on implementing PCI DSS.
IT Governance offers dedicated PCI DSS courses at both foundation and implementation levels, allowing businesses to quickly get to grips with PCI SSC requirements.2
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1 If you are looking for a comprehensive PCI DSS implementation manual, one is available at www.itgovernance.co.uk/shop/p-1016.aspx