Gain a broad understanding of how PCI DSS is structured and obtain a high-level view of the contents and context of each of the 12 top-level requirements. The guidance provided in this book will help you effectively apply PCI DSS in your business environments, enhance your payment card defensive posture, and reduce the opportunities for criminals to compromise your network or steal sensitive data assets. Businesses are seeing an increased volume of data breaches, where an opportunist attacker from outside the business or a disaffected employee successfully exploits poor company practices. Rather than being a regurgitation of the PCI DSS controls, this book aims to help you balance the needs of running your business with the value of implementing PCI DSS for the protection of consumer payment card data. Applying lessons learned from history, military experiences (including multiple deployments into hostile areas), numerous PCI QSA assignments, and corporate cybersecurity and InfoSec roles, author Jim Seaman helps you understand the complexities of the payment card industry data security standard as you protect cardholder data. You will learn how to align the standard with your business IT systems or operations that store, process, and/or transmit sensitive data. This book will help you develop a business cybersecurity and InfoSec strategy through the correct interpretation, implementation, and maintenance of PCI DSS. What You Will Learn Be aware of recent data privacy regulatory changes and the release of PCI DSS v4.0Improve the defense of consumer payment card data to safeguard the reputation of your business and make it more difficult for criminals to breach securityBe familiar with the goals and requirements related to the structure and interdependencies of PCI DSSKnow the potential avenues of attack associated with business payment operationsMake PCI DSS an integral component of your business operationsUnderstand the benefits of enhancing your security cultureSee how the implementation of PCI DSS causes a positive ripple effect across your business Who This Book Is For Business leaders, information security (InfoSec) practitioners, chief information security managers, cybersecurity practitioners, risk managers, IT operations managers, business owners, military enthusiasts, and IT auditors

PCI DSS has recently updated its standard to 3.1. While the changes are fairly minor in nature, there are massive implications to companies relying on SSL as a scope reducing tool inside their enterprise. This update book goes through the specific changes to PCI DSS 3.1, and includes new case studies that discuss the specific implications for making the change to 3.1. This concise supplement also includes a detailed explanation of each changed requirement and how it will impact your environment. PCI Compliance, 3.1 Addendum serves as an update to Syngress' comprehensive reference volume PCI Compliance, Fourth Edition. - Includes all system updates to the new version of PCI DSS 3.1 - Details and describes each update and enhancement - Includes case studies that illustrate when and where these changes will effect and improve your enterprise

In the world of payment card data security, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is paramount. In "Mastering PCI", Kris Hermans, a renowned expert in cybersecurity and data protection, provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing the PCI DSS in your organization. Inside this guide, you will: Gain a deep understanding of PCI DSS and its role in safeguarding payment card data. Learn how to implement PCI DSS within your organization. Understand how to audit your data security management system for PCI DSS compliance. Discover how to maintain and improve your system according to the standard. Learn from real-life case studies of businesses that have successfully achieved PCI DSS compliance. Learn how to prepare for and successfully pass every PCI audit "Mastering PCI" is an invaluable resource for data security professionals, IT managers, and anyone interested in bolstering their organization's payment card data security.

The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is now on its fourth version. The withdrawal date for v3.2.1 is 31 March 2024. Many organisations around the world – particularly those that fall below the top tier of payment card transaction volumes – are not yet compliant with the new version. This book: Explains the fundamental concepts of PCI DSS v4.0; Is a perfect quick reference guide for PCI professionals, or a handy introduction for people new to the payment card industry; and Covers the consequences of a data breach and how to comply with the Standard, giving practical insights. An ideal introduction to PCI DSS v4.0 Organisations that accept payment cards are prey for criminal hackers trying to steal financial information and commit identity fraud. Many attacks are highly automated, searching for website and payment card system vulnerabilities remotely, using increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques. This guide will help you understand: How you can comply with the requirements of the Standard; The PCI DSS and ISO/IEC 27001:2022; PTS (PIN Transaction Security); and P2PE (Point-to-point encryption).

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is the global information security standard for organizations that process, store, or transmit data with any of the major credit card brands. More and more organizations are looking for compliance with this standard. This IBM® RedpaperTM describes how the features and functions of IBM SpectrumTM Virtualize help organizations towards compliance of their IT infrastructure on relevant areas of the PCI-DSS standard. IBM Spectrum VirtualizeTM is the software common to all IBM Storwize® products such as IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC), IBM Storwize V5000 family, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM FlashSystem® V9000, and IBM Spectrum Virtualize as Software. Therefore, all recommendations in this paper equally apply to these storage products.

An ideal introduction and a quick reference to PCI DSS version 3.2 All businesses that accept payment cards are prey for hackers and criminal gangs trying to steal financial information and commit identity fraud. The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) exists to ensure that businesses process credit and debit card orders in a way that effectively protects cardholder data. All organisations that accept, store, transmit or process cardholder data must comply with the Standard; failure to do so can have serious consequences for their ability to process card payments. Product overview Co-written by a PCI QSA (Qualified Security Assessor) and updated to cover PCI DSS version 3.2, this handy pocket guide provides all the information you need to consider as you approach the PCI DSS. It is also an ideal training resource for anyone in your organisation involved with payment card processing. Coverage includes: An overview of PCI DSS v3.2.A PCI self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ).Procedures and qualifications.An overview of the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS).About the authors Alan Calder is the founder and executive chairman of IT Governance Ltd, an information, advice and consultancy firm that helps company boards tackle IT governance, risk management, compliance and information security issues. He has many years of senior management experience in the private and public sectors. Geraint Williams is a knowledgeable and experienced senior information security consultant and PCI QSA, with a strong technical background and experience of the PCI DSS and security testing. He leads the IT Governance CISSP Accelerated Training Programme, as well as the PCI Foundation and Implementer training courses. He has broad technical knowledge of security and IT infrastructure, including high performance computing and Cloud computing. His certifications include CISSP, PCI QSA, CREST Registered Tester, CEH and CHFI.

This pocket guide is perfect as a quick reference for PCI professionals, or as a handy introduction for new staff. It explains the fundamental concepts of the latest iteration of the PCI DSS, v3.2.1, making it an ideal training resource. It will teach you how to protect your customers' cardholder data with best practice from the Standard.

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Results Digest 11: Helping Airports Understand the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) explores PCI DSS and the impacts that an airport needs to consider when reviewing its credit data retention policies and systems that process credit card payment transactions.

Uncertainty and risk, meet planning and action. Reinforce your organization’s security posture using the expert information contained in this tactical guide. The Computer Incident Response Planning Handbook: Executable Plans for Protecting Information at Risk shows you how to build and manage successful response plans for the cyber incidents that have become inevitable for organizations of any size. Find out why these plans work. Learn the step-by-step process for developing and managing plans built to address the wide range of issues organizations face in times of crisis. Contains the essentials for developing both data breach and malware outbreak response plans—and best practices for maintaining those plans Features ready-to-implement CIRPs—derived from living incident response plans that have survived the rigors of repeated execution and numerous audits Clearly explains how to minimize the risk of post-event litigation, brand impact, fines and penalties—and how to protect shareholder value Supports corporate compliance with industry standards and requirements, including PCI, HIPAA, SOX, and CA SB-24