PCI DSS: How to Wrestle an 800lb Gorilla

Nova Scotia Community College is trekking towards compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). These standards were created by credit card companies (including Visa, Mastercard, AMEX and others) to increase controls around cardholder data and to reduce credit card fraud. The requirements are complex and wide-ranging, leaving companies wondering - where to start? We’ll share tips and insight from our journey to help you wrestle, and submit, this 800 lb gorilla.

Angus Swantee is a Senior Project Manager at Nova Scotia Community College.  He completed the Project Management Institute’s PMP certification in 2007, is certified in Change Management (PROSci), and is working towards a designation in Risk Management. During the past decade he has led a variety of IT projects from network upgrades to the implementation of new systems.  He spends his spare time wondering if his bio is too verbose or not verbose enough. 

Dale Facey, Manager Information Technology, joined Nova Scotia Community College in 1999, and his responsibilities include managing the data network and IT security. Dale recently acquired the PCI-DSS Internal Security Assessor (ISA) designation.