{"id":1077,"date":"2026-05-29T11:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/cybersecurity-compliance-program\/?page_id=1077"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:57:07","slug":"payment-card-industry-data-security-standard-pci-dss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/cybersecurity-compliance-program\/payment-card-industry-data-security-standard-pci-dss\/","title":{"rendered":"Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"cc--component-container cc--secondary-navigation  secondary-navigation\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--secondary-navigation\">\n        <div class=\"cc--secondary-header\">\n    <div class=\"c--secondary-header\">\n        <div class=\"secondary-nav-container\">\n            <div class=\"branding-secondarymenu-container\">\n                <div class=\"branding-secondarymenu-container-inner\">\n                    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Card Industry Data Security Standard<\/strong>\u202f (PCI DSS) is now a widely accepted set of policies and procedures. PCI DSS maintains\u202fthe common goal of optimizing the security of credit, debit, and cash card transactions, while also protecting cardholders against \u202fthe misuse or mishandling of personal information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program component details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Payment Card Industry (PCI) requires that the university has a contractual obligation to comply with PCI Security Standards. Departments using credit cards for payment must adhere to the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All departments that accept, process, store, and transmit credit card data as payments to the University must be compliant with the PCI Data Security Program.<\/li>\n<li>Departments must complete and return a self-assessment questionnaire annually with the Director of Treasury Operations.<\/li>\n<li>All personnel who collect, handle, or process PCI data are required to take annual awareness training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/treasury.rutgers.edu\/payment-card-acceptance\">Office of Treasury Operations<\/a> is responsible for credit cards and the establishment of merchant account numbers. Departments who want to begin accepting credit cards for goods or services with the university must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.<\/p>\n<p>Review additional resources below for policy and training requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/div>\n    <style>\n        .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text:has(.inner-wrapper) {\n            padding: 0 !important;\n        }\n\n        .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text .inner-wrapper {\n            padding-right: 8%;\n            padding-left: 8%;\n        }\n\n        @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n            .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text .inner-wrapper {\n                padding-right: 12%;\n                padding-left: 12%;\n            }\n        }\n\n        @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {\n            .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text .inner-wrapper {\n                padding-right: 10%;\n                padding-left: 10%;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/div><!-- 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