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What is Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance?

Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance is a set of security standards that were created by the major credit card companies (American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International) to protect their customers from identity theft and security breaches.

Does My Site Need To Be PCI Compliant?

Any company that accepts, processes, or stores credit card information MUST be PCI compliant.

What Happens If I'm Not Compliant?

Failure to comply with the PCI security standards may result in heavy fines, restrictions or permanent expulsion from card acceptance programs.

Does A2 Hosting Offer Free PCI Scans?

Yes. Thanks to our partnership with McAfee, provider of the world's leading PCI security certification service, A2 Hosting can offer you absolutely free PCI Compliance scans. Sign up now for this service at A2 Hosting's McAfee Certified PCI Compliance Program page for FREE.

What Is Managed PCI Scanning?

In addition to receiving free PCI scans, A2 Hosting customers have the option to subscribe to Managed PCI Scanning. Customers subscribing to this service will receive assistance from A2 Hosting to help you pass your PCI scan.

With the information provided from the PCI scan, A2 Hosting's Guru Crew will work with you to fix your site's security flaws to ensure that your site passes your PCI compliance scan. This is in contrast to many web services that merely offer PCI scanning capability, but expect you to fix your site's security vulnerabilities on your own.

How Do I Sign Up For Managed PCI Compliance Scanning?

Visit for our Managed PCI Compliance Knowledgebase article for more information.

How Much Does Managed PCI Scan Management Cost?

A2 Hosting's technical support personnel will work with you to identify security vulnerabilities and eliminate false positive results from PCI Compliance scans for a one-time setup fee of $100 and a $49.95/month fee. You will also need to enroll with a PCI security certification service. We recommend that you choose McAfee Secure as it is free to A2 Hosting customers.

A dedicated IP address ($3/mo) is required for PCI compliance scanning. You can order a dedicated IP when you set up a new hosting package or contact Technical Support to set up a dedicated IP for an existing hosting package.

A2 Hosting primarily provides support for McAfee PCI Compliance scans, but will offer support for similar services. A2 Hosting reserves the right to charge additional fees for diagnosis of excessive false positives or security vulnerabilities detected by PCI Compliance scanning services that differ substantially from McAfee's.

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How Can I Ensure My Shoppers That Their Information Is Secure?

A2 Hosting suggests McAfee SECURE for any e-commerce site seeking to gain trust from ready-to-buy customers. McAfee Secure is the evolution of ScanAlert's Hacker Safe. It helps protect web sites and online shoppers from hackers, viruses, spyware, and online scams. A2 Hosting believes in the McAfee SECURE program so much that we participate in this program ourselves. You can view the McAfee SECURE trustmark on our homepage.

Nothing beats the McAfee SECURE trustmark to assure customers that their data will be safe. The metrics are staggering; McAfee SECURE retailers enjoy an average of an 11.2% sales lift when displaying the seal on their site. More than half of the Internet Retailer Top 500 retailers use McAfee SECURE to help build trust with their consumers. Just meet the McAfee SECURE standard and you can showcase the trustmark on your site.

Increasing your conversion is easier than you think. Choose the security trustmark seen on more top sites than any other.

PCI Compliance scanning service is included with all MCAFEE SECURE accounts. Visit A2 Hosting's McAfee Secure Partner Page for more information and enrollment details.

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