PCI Security Standards Council Invites Industry to Select Focus Areas for 2013 Special Interest Groups

WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 24, 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 new details on participating in 2013 Special Interest Group (SIG) Projects. Open to Participating Organizations and assessors, the submission period will start June 1, 2012 to provide SIG proposers more time to prepare for the PCI Community Meetings.