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Payment Card Industry (PCI)


data Security Standard Checklist
  • Build and Maintain a Secure Network
  • Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect data
  • Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters
  • Protect Cardholder Data
  • Requirement 3: Protect stored data
  • Requirement 4: Encrypt transmission of cardholder data and sensitive information across public networks
  • Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
  • Requirement 5: Use and regularly update anti-virus software
  • Requirement 6: Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
  • Implement Strong Access Control Measures
  • Requirement 7: Restrict access to data by business need-to-know
  • Requirement 8: Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access
  • Requirement 9: Restrict physical access to cardholder data
  • Regularly Monitor and Test Networks
  • Requirement 10: Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data
  • Requirement 11: Regularly test security systems and processes.
  • Maintain an Information Security Policy
  • Requirement 12: Maintain a policy that addresses information security