Where does your business stand with PCI Compliance?

Learn more about the new PCI compliance requirements and how they affect your business

 

As a business owner or manager, keeping your customer data protected is paramount. If your business stores, processes, or transmits credit card information, you’re required to follow the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Created by the PCI Security Standards Council, these guidelines help ensure that sensitive credit card data remains secure and protected. However, as cyber threats grow more sophisticated, compliance rules are becoming more detailed and more demanding. 

 

PCI compliance: new challenges

PCI DSS 4.0, the latest version of the standard, took effect in March 2024, with full enforcement commencing in March 2025. This update includes new technical requirements, stricter authentication processes, and added responsibilities for service providers and small businesses alike. [1] 

Many organizations, however, are struggling to keep up.

A recent study by Verizon found that only 27.9% of companies were fully PCI compliant in 2023, a significant drop from previous years. With increased complexity, many businesses risk falling behind or facing penalties for non-compliance. [2]

 

Learn more:
The ultimate PCI compliance checklist

 

An inside perspective

“We’ve had multiple clients now send us huge 250–300+ question documents on PCI compliance, just so they can charge their clients via credit card in their business,” says Adam Alexander, Managing Partner at InterNetwork IT. 

“Businesses that once could run a simple scan on their computers are now facing extensive and intimidating PCI questionnaires.

Along with the more typical network security questions, our clients are being asked who has access to the computer where credit cards are being charged, if it’s behind a locked door with a keypad, if cameras are monitoring that room, if guests have badges when they’re in the building, and so on. 

One law firm we work with has 10 employees, and only one manager charges credit cards through a website terminal, yet they received a 250-question document about securing their network,” concludes Adam.

 

Don’t wait—get ahead of the changes today

PCI compliance isn’t just a checkbox anymore; it’s an ongoing process that demands technical expertise and proactive management. If you’re unsure about your compliance status, now’s the time to act. 

 

Related resource:
Is your business taking advantage of our Full Compliance IT Security Packages?

 

Seeking an IT partner to support PCI compliance?

At InterNetwork IT, our team of experienced IT professionals has provided IT services to small and medium-sized businesses across Central Florida for nearly 10 years. Our PCI Compliance service protects your client data and ensures your company meets compliance requirements for credit card processing.

We offer a wide range of IT services and packages including managed IT package, professional IT package, and an IT security package that covers Cyber Security Insurance PCI Compliance, and more.

 

Sources:
1: PCI Security Standards Council Press Release
2: Verizon 2024 Payment Security Report