Element has partnered with Trustwave, a leading provider of PCI compliance management solutions, to help ease the process of compliance for businesses that fall under the umbrella of Level 4 PCI DSS compliance. PCI Compliance Level 4 merchants process fewer than 20,000 e-commerce transactions and/or fewer than 1 million single Visa card transactions per year.

As part of this Level 4 PCI Compliance Program, merchants will have access to Trustwave's TrustKeeper® 3.0. This Web portal makes compliance validation easy and efficient for all Element merchants, including non-technical users. Using the new PCI Wizard, merchants work through a personalized, guided interview that simplifies the complex terminology of the PCI self assessment questionnaire (SAQ) into terms the merchant can understand, and uses their answers to complete the process on their behalf. TrustKeeper 3.0 uses the information compiled and renders a result as to whether or not the merchant is compliant.

Merchants will have access to several other features of TrustKeeper 3.0, all designed to help facilitate compliance. Some of those features include:

• TrustKeeper Agent: Trustwave's state-of-the-art software security agent is downloaded and installed on the merchant's point-of-sale (POS) systems. TrustKeeper Agent provides security features for the POS system, including: daily identification of stored track data, file integrity management and security checks on firewall and anti-virus functionality. In addition, TrustKeeper Agent identifies the POS payment application, and determines if it is recognized as a compliant PCI DSS product.
• Vulnerability Scan Management: Proprietary scanning technology ensures that both brick and mortar and e-commerce merchants maintain compliant networks and systems.
• Online Educational and Compliance Tools: On-demand help text, tutorials and optional tools such as TrustKeeper's Security Policy Advisor and Security Awareness Education ensure that merchants can efficiently complete the PCI DSS validation process.
• PCI Assistant: Online video tutorials will help guide merchants through general cardholder data security, the PCI DSS and how to comply with the PCI DSS.
• Breach Protection: Merchants enrolled in the compliance program will receive credit card breach insurance to for added protection and peace-of-mind.

Compliance support services are also available for those businesses requiring additional guidance to become PCI DSS compliant.

To learn more about the PCI Level 4 Compliance Program, view the brochure or contact us today.