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# The Importance of PCI Compliant Racks

by **[Aaron Mandelbaum](https://info.hummingbirdnetworks.com/resources-library/author/aaron-mandelbaum)** on January 2, 2013

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Credit, debit and ATM card fraud costs consumers, merchants and financial institutions billions in losses every year. The payment card industry has responded by creating the PCI security standard. Merchants that fail to comply with PCI face increased risk of security breaches and substantial contractual penalties.

Learn how to achieve PCI compliance by securing network/telecommunications hardware and storage media in retail point-of-sale environments and other locations.

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