Visa Account Information Security Program (AIS) is a global program requiring merchants to make their virtual and physical environments more secure, helping protect against hacks.
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What you can do prevent hacking

There are steps you can take to make your system more secure and reduce the threat of hackers accessing your sensitive information.

Tips to help protect your business

• Ensure your business complies with the standards set out in the Visa AIS program. To learn more about the program, visit www.visa.ca/ais.
• Limit access by your employees to account data on a need-to-know basis.
• Develop in-house fraud detection programs, such as guidelines for staff on how to spot and report suspected fraudulent activities.
• Install software to protect systems and data from viruses and update security software frequently.
• Immediately investigate and report to your Acquirer any suspected loss of account or transaction information.
• Encrypt data maintained on databases or files accessible from the Internet, and any data sent across networks.
• Securely destroy data when it is no longer needed for business reasons.
• Remove access to the network and the premises immediately for any employee who has left your business.
• Do not provide account data to someone over the phone – unless you are the one who initiated the call.