PCI DSS a Pocket Guide

Alan Calder is a leading author on IT governance and information security issues. He is Chief Executive of IT Governance Limited, the one-stop-shop for books, tools, training and consultancy on governance, risk management and compliance.Alan is an international authority on information security management and on ISO27001 (formerly BS7799), the international security standard, about which he wrote with colleague Steve Watkins the definitive compliance guide, IT Governance: A Manager's Guide to Data Security and BS7799/ISO17799. This work is based on his experience of leading the world's first successful implementation of BS7799 (with the 4th edition published in May 2008) and is the basis for the UK Open University's postgraduate course on information security.Other books written by Alan include The Case for ISO27001 and ISO27001 - Nine Steps to Success, as well as several pocket guides in this series. Alan is a frequent media commentator on information security and IT governance issues, and has contributed articles and expert comment to a wide range of trade, national and online news outlets.Nicki Carter gained 12 years' experience in the Ministry of Defence and HMG, four years of which were occupied as an Information Security Adviser for government and MOD information systems. Most significantly, Nicki occupied the position of a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) undertaking Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) assessments. The QSA responsibilities included facilitating scoping workshops, gap/risk analysis activities, and undertaking audits with both high-profile public and private sector companies.