The intent of PCI DSS requirement 8.5.14 is to lock out accounts due to suspicious activity, to prevent a malicious user from gaining access to users’ accounts, by continually trying …
The PCI DSS requirement 4.1 states ?use strong cryptography and security protocols such as SSL / TLS/ IPSEC to safeguard sensitive cardholder data during transmission over open, public networks.? While …
Although log correlation can be a valuable tool in a company?s information security strategy, it is not a replacement for an intrusion detection system. The IDS wording in PCI DSS …
The objective of PCI DSS requirement 9.7.1 ?Classify media so the sensitivity of the data can be determined,? is to ensure that media is controlled and protected against inadvertent or …
The intent of this requirement is to address the acceptability of disk encryption for rendering cardholder data unreadable. Disk encryption encrypts data stored on a computer’s mass storage and automatically …
Systems that use operating systems that are no longer supported with new security patches by the vendor, OEM, or developer are not necessarily out of compliance. Compensating controls could address …
There is no direct correlation between PCI DSS and ISO 27002. The ISO standards provide a framework for implementing an information security program while PCI DSS provides a baseline of …
The Attestation of Compliance is the document used to indicate that the appropriate Report on Compliance or Self-assessment Questionnaire has been performed, and to attest to your organization?s compliance status …
The PCI Data Security Standard Self-assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) is a validation tool to assist merchants and service providers in demonstrating their compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) …
In accordance with payment brands? compliance programs, those merchants and service providers who are permitted by the payment brands to validate their compliance with the PCI DSS using a Self-assessment …