The Cloud Gets PCI Compliant

For any enterprise that deals with transaction payment systems, PCI-DSS (data security standard) is a critical certification for compliance. Achieving PCI-DSS compliance in the cloud is a relatively new concept and one that is just now beginning to blossom with Amazon EC2.

Amazon has announced that its EC2 service is now PCI-DSS 2.0 compliant, providing users with a degree of assurance that the Amazon cloud is a secured platform for transactions. Amazon’s new PCI compliance is directly related to new specifications in the PCI-DSS 2.0 standard, which were officially announced at the end of October. With PCI-DSS 2.0 new language in the standard makes cloud based PCI compliance a practical reality and one that could lead to further adoption of the cloud for mission critical operations. Read more at www.cioupdate.com