Security News > 2022 > January > PCI SSC updates card security standards to secure the card production process
The updated standard helps payment card vendors secure the components and sensitive data involved in the production of payment cards, protecting against fraud via the compromise of card materials.
PCI Card Production and Provisioning Security Requirements version 3.0 ensure the strongest protections for customer payment information during card production and provisioning.
Card production includes card manufacturing; magnetic-stripe card encoding and embossing; card personalization; chip initializing, embedding, and personalization; card storing; shipping and mailing.
"The updates to the Card Production and Provisioning Security Requirements are intended to meet the security and business needs of card vendor environments while protecting these environments from evolving threats and increasing security across the payment chain," said PCI SSC SVP Standards Officer Emma Sutcliffe.
"These updates will help card vendors secure the card production process from design all the way through delivery."
Card vendors are encouraged to work with the individual payment brands to confirm timing for performance of security reviews against the PCI Card Production and Provisioning Security Requirements v3.0.