PCI Security Standards Council Adds PCI PIN Security Requirements to PTS Standard

WAKEFIELD, Mass., November 3, 2011 — 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 that the Council is expanding the PTS standards to encompass the PCI PIN Security Requirements, formerly administered by Visa and MasterCard, to provide organizations with one set of criteria for the protection of PIN data.