Why PCI scan compliance from Comodo is free?

Payment Card Industry (PCI) scan compliance is mandatory for merchants and service providers who accept credit card payments for online transactions.

PCI scan compliance is a requirement of the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) developed by an organization founded by MasterCard Worldwide, Visa International, American Express, Discover Financial Services and JCB. PCI compliance means that you have permission to accept credit card payments for online transactions. Introduced in 2006, the DSS is a comprehensive set of 12 mandatory requirements for merchants and service providers who transmit or store cardholder data.

Comodo supports the DSS as a foundation for creating a secure and trusted Internet so we provide a solution to achieve PCI scan compliance for free. To gain initial PCI scan compliance requires HackerGuardian Free PCI Scan and completion of the DSS self-assessment questionnaire.