Does the use of a POS terminal mean I need PCI DSS compliance?

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Published on 2011-01-15T22:31:49Z Indexed on 2011/01/15 22:55 UTC
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I've read a lot about PCI DSS and its requirements, but I'm unclear on what exactly determines whether an organization needs to worry about PCI DSS compliance.

We accept payments using a basic HiSpeed 6200 POS terminal which is connected to the internet through our office LAN. We aren't using VLAN's. The terminal isn't integrated with any payment processing applications, it just prints out paper receipts.

Do I need to worry about PCI DSS compliance?

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