What is PCI Compliance? Updated on April 17, 2024 by Carrie Smaha 1 Minutes, 5 Seconds to Read PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards are constantly changing and can affect many of our customers. If you have an e-commerce website that processes payments, you will want to make certain that your server meets PCI compliance standards. How to Meet PCI Compliance PCI standards are in place to make sure that all companies that store, process, or transfer personal credit card data do it in a manner which is secure. This is done to protect the customers’ information. If you are on shared hosting platform, you will need to upgrade to a VPS or Dedicated server in order to qualify for PCI Compliance. InMotion Hosting does not provide PCI compliance scans. There are security companies that specialize in providing this kind of service. However, our systems administration team requests that you schedule scans during off peak hours (overnight EST). InMotion Hosting Can Help With Compliance Reviews If you have already submitted your server for a PCI Compliance evaluation and have received a report regarding what you need to change, InMotion Hosting is happy to review the results of the compliance report and help you affect the needed changes. In most cases, the compliance report will arrive as a PDF document. All you will need to is submit this document alongside a ticket request to our Live Support team. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie Smaha is a Senior Marketing Operations leader with over 20 years of experience in digital strategy, web development, and IT project management. She specializes in go-to-market programs and SaaS solutions for WordPress and VPS Hosting, working closely with technical teams and customers to deliver high-performance, scalable platforms. At InMotion Hosting, she drives product marketing initiatives that blend strategic insight with technical depth. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles Resetting the cPanel Password in WHM How to Change your root Password in WHM How To Open a Port in UFW How to Stop and Disable Firewalld Content Security Policy (CSP) Headers – Complete Reference Guide Why You Need To Keep Your Website’s PHP Version Up-to-Date Learning About Mod_security and Disabling Mod_security Close Open Ports for PCI Compliance How to Pass PCI Compliance Scans DDoS Protection Using Corero
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