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Forms
Merchant Compliance Validation Report (for Acquirers)
(XLS)
Attestation of Compliance Form (Appendix E of PCI DSS)
(DOC)
Registry of Service Providers Registration Form
(PDF)
Guides
Guide to Data Field Encryption
(PDF)
AIS Guide - Steps for staying PCI DSS compliant
(PDF)
Registry of Service Providers Program Guide (English)
(PDF)
Registry of Service Providers Program Guide (Simplified Chinese)
(PDF)
Registry of Service Providers Program Guide (Traditional Chinese)
(PDF)
Registry of Service Providers Program Guide (Japanese)
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Registry of Service Providers Program Guide (Korean)
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What To Do If Compromised
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Best Practices
Cardholder Data Security Best Practices for VisaNet Processors
(PDF)
Visa Best Practices for Data Field Encryption
(PDF)
Visa Best Practices for Primary Account Number Storage and Truncation
(PDF)
Visa Best Practices for Primary Account Number Truncation on Cardholder Statements
(PDF)
Visa Best Practices for Tokenization
(PDF)
Visa Top 10 Best Practices for Payment Application Companies
(PDF)
Webinars
Franchise Data Compromise Trends and Cardholder Security Best Practices
(December 2010)
(PDF)
PCI DSS Framework for VisaNet Processors (7 June 2010)
(PDF)
PA-DSS Program Overview (17 December 2009)
(PDF)
Risk-based Approach to PCI DSS Validation (25 June 2009)
(PDF)
Payment Application Security (1 April 2009)
(PDF)
Global PCI DSS Framework (26 February 2009)
(PDF)
Bulletins
Visa Introduces Technology Innovation Program for Merchants (9 February 2011)
(PDF)
Visa Program Encourages Merchant Adoption of EMV Chip as Path Toward Dynamic Authentication (9 February 2011)
(PDF)
Targeted Hospitality Sector Vulnerabilities (1 December 2009)
(PDF)
SQL Injection Attacks - Updated (5 November 2009)
(PDF)
Key Logger Malware - Key Stroke and Screen Capture (2 September 2009)
(PDF)
Payment System Security Best Practices for Franchises (4 August 2009)
(PDF)
Improperly Segmented Network Environment (2 July 2009)
(PDF)
Default Settings/Passwords (9 June 2009)
(PDF)
SQL Injection Attacks (6 May 2009)
(PDF)
Eliminating Storage of Prohibited Data (2 April 2009)
(PDF)
Malicious Software and Internet Protocol Addresses (1 April 2009)
(PDF)
Top Vulnerability - Packet Sniffing (19 March 2009)
(PDF)
Multimedia
AIS Training Video for Merchants
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