Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
PCI DSS – Level 1
PCI DSS – Level 1 is the highest level of this compliance. It applies to any merchant that processes more than 6 million card transactions per year. At this level of compliance, a merchant must adhere to the level 1 grade controls that include making an annual report by a qualified security assessor (QSA) or internal security assessor (ISA), getting penetration tested once a year, etc.
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