PCI-DSS Security Awareness Training

Departments that plan to accept credit cards must adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). In accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Trinity College requires all employees involved with payment cards (credit and debit cards) in any capacity to complete Security Awareness training upon hire and at least annually. This includes but is not limited to, employees who:

• Use the Campus Credit Card System
• Process payment cards through their departmental system or stand-alone terminal
• File payment card receipts
• Reconcile payment card transactions
• Create programs to process payment cards
• Implement and maintain payment card systems
• Supervise payment card personnel, etc.

PCI Security Awareness Training is available to applicable staff and student employees through Trinity College’s KnowBe4 platform. It is approximately 10 minutes long and can be accessed at any time.

Training Course Access

To begin the training, log into Trinity College’s KnowBe4 Learning platform with your Trinity username and password. Once you have started the course, you can stop and resume where you left off if necessary. When the training has concluded, your status will read “Complete” and be tracked by the Information Security and Finance departments for compliance.

A certificate of completion showing you have fulfilled your training obligation is available at the end of the course. Department heads should ensure all staff members involved in payment card processing complete the training. This will allow your department’s continued privilege to process payment cards. If you have questions regarding the training, please get in touch with Accounting Services at [email protected].

For information on PCI DSS, go to PCI Security Standards Council Merchant Resources.