I also received an email from QuickBooks stating that I am "requested to complete validation of PCI Compliance by December 31st." The way it is worded using the word "requested" and not "required", told me it was nothing but another QB sales ploy. But I took the bait, and clicked the link provided.
Clicking the link took me to the Secure Metrics assessment page. Upon completion of the assessment, I was taken to a page stating that if I buy a package I will be 23% compliant (see screen shot). NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO TELL ME RESULTS OF THE ASSESMENT, and no information was provided to tell me how I can fulfill the other 77%. Basically it's just, "Buy a package"
I'm baffled and befuddled by the "request". Since I invoice directly through QuickBooks, where my customers enter their own data to pay through QB online, I do not collect or enter any of my customer card data. I am sure there are some things I should do to make my business compliant, but I am certainly not going to blindly buy some package without more details.
Until I receive an email stating that I am REQUIRED to get PCI compliance, I'll just ignore the REQUEST.
