---
id: 8343
title: "New MasterCard Level 2 Validation Requirements Effective June 30, 2012"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/new-mastercard-level-2-validation-requirements-effective-june-30-2012/"
published_at: "2012-03-13T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["compliance", "pci-dss", "self-assessment", "qsa", "mastercard", "isa"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8343"
lang: en
---

# New MasterCard Level 2 Validation Requirements Effective June 30, 2012

## Summary

From June 30, 2012, MasterCard Level 2 merchants self-assessing must use ISA-trained staff or hire a QSA. The article outlines the benefits of keeping an Internal Security Assessor on staff.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2012-03-13T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/new-mastercard-level-2-validation-requirements-effective-june-30-2012/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8343