The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)—which was developed by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) created by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB—is an extensive set of technical and operational standards that a company needs to follow to ensure that all companies that process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.
There are many stringent requirements, including but not limited to:
PCI DSS has six major objectives, 12 key requirements, 78 base requirements, and over 400 test procedures. Click here for more information.
When a business is PCI-compliant, it means that that the business reviews and follows the guidelines set forth by the credit card companies to help ensure your credit card information is protected and your personal information is secure.
Holy Family University, established in 1954, is a Catholic liberal arts university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also has two satellite locations in Newton, Pennsylvania, and Bristol Pike, Pennsylvania. It was chartered by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and was originally affiliated with the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The school’s colors are dark blue, light blue, and white, and its athletic nickname is the tigers.
Recent additions to the academic curriculum include graduate programs in education in 1990, nursing and counseling psychology programs in 1997, a graduate program in criminal justice in 2007, and a doctoral program in educational leadership and professional studies in 2010.
The school’s motto is “Teneor votis”—or, in English, “I am bound by my responsibilities.” As a Catholic university, its mission is to “educate students to assume lifelong responsibilities towards God, society, and self.” Its core values include family, respect, integrity, service and responsibility, and vision. HFU also partners with local high schools by offering dual-credit courses to qualifying students in order to help speed up the college education process.
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