To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: We already have clients asking if they will be assessed against the new standard in 2021, and what to expect when the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0 is released. That’s no surprise, since this is the first major revision to the standard since v3.0 was released in 2013. When proposing the new version of this standard, the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) established several goals: Keep the standard current and ensure it meets the needs of the payment industry Add flexibility to support different approaches to security