WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 28, 2012 —The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS),today announced availability of the Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) Program Guide and Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) to support implementation of hardware-based point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solutions.