Major credit card companies such as VISA, Mastercard, American Express and others developed the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) PCI:DSS. This comprehensive standard was developed as a guideline to help companies that process card payments to prevent various security issues like fraud and hacking as well as to help organizations proactively protect customer account data.
AKATI Consulting will access your systems and analyse multifaceted security standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures.
The core of the PCI DSS is a group of principles and accompanying requirements that companies need to adhere to as set by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC is as follows :
1. Build and Maintain a Secure Network
Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data
Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters
2. Protect Cardholder Data
Requirement 3: Protect stored cardholder data
Requirement 4: Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks
3. Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
Requirement 5: Use and regularly update anti-virus software
Requirement 6: Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
4. Implement Strong Access Control Measures
Requirement 7: Restrict access to cardholder 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
5. 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
6. Maintain an Information Security Policy
Requirement 12: Maintain a policy that addresses information security
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