Network Solutions achieved CISP compliance in the fall of 2005. The Network Solutions storefront system is a CISP Certified Shopping Cart and also PCI compliant.
As Visa and MasterCard attempt to combat increases in credit card fraud, banks and merchants face possible penalties for non-compliance with payment card industry security standards. Network Solutions provides secure and CISP certified shopping carts and merchant accounts for businesses of all sizes.
Visa's Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) is designed to ensure that all merchants and that store, process, or transmit Visa cardholder data, protect it properly. To achieve CISP compliance, merchants and service providers must adhere to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
Click here to view Visa's CISP regulations.
The PCI Standard is the result of collaboration between the four major credit card brands to develop a single approach to safeguarding sensitive data. The PCI standard defines a series of best practices for handling, transmitting and storing sensitive data.
Every party or software that participates in the credit card processing chain must be CISP certified to meeting compliance requirements. For e-commerce merchants, the processing chain typically includes the Storefront System, which collects the credit card data from the customer, the Payment Gateway and Merchant Account, which process the credit card, and the hosting or data center infrastructure on which the online store and gateway reside.
By taking advantage of Network Solutions's complete solution, your business will be eligible for Network Solutions's One Click Compliance program. This program allows you to fill out a simple questionnaire and have the compliance paperwork printed for you. All you have to do is print and mail the CISP/PCI self assessment.
Merchants who collect, process or store credit card information are required by Visa and MasterCard to meet the new PCI security standard by June 30, 2005. There are various merchant levels that dictate each business's mandated level of compliance. At a minimum, Visa recommends that each merchant submits a ROC (Report on Compliance) and undergo a vulnerability scan. Network Solutions understands that the certification process can be somewhat confusing and overwhelming. To help in this effort, Network Solutions is proud to announce an alliance with ScanAlert, the world's leading web site security certification service. Through this alliance, Network Solutions will become the first full service ecommerce platform provider to provide an easy one-click compliance at no additional cost. This program allows merchants to undergo the required vulnerability scan and complete the ROC in a few easy clicks.