What standard spells out measures and security procedures (including such things as installing firewalls, avoiding vendor default passwords, and restricting access to sensitive data on a need-to-know basis) to safeguard the card issuer, the cardholder, and the merchant?
A)the Secure Sockets Layer
B)the Payment Card Industry
C)the Virtual Private Network
D)the PayPal system

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The Payment Card Industry (PCI) has established security standards and guidelines for protecting cardholder information, including measures and security procedures such as installing firewalls, avoiding vendor default passwords, and restricting access to sensitive data on a need-to-know basis. The other options mentioned are specific technologies or payment systems and do not address these security measures comprehensively.

What Standard Spells Out Measures and Security Procedures (Including Such