The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has released guidelines on tokenization, SC Magazine reports. The PCI DSS Tokenization Guidelines Information Supplement provides suggestions for "developing, evaluating or implementing a tokenization solution, including insight on how a tokenization solution may impact the scope of PCI DSS efforts," the report states. "These specific guidelines provide a starting point for merchants when considering tokenization implementations. The council will continue to evaluate tokenization and other technologies to determine the need for further guidance and/or requirements," said PCI SSC General Manager Bob Russo. 
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