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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

The global standard that sets security requirements for any entity that stores, processes or transmits payment-card data.

What it is

PCI DSS is the payment-card industry's mandated baseline for protecting cardholder data. v4.0 introduced 64 new or clarified requirements, including targeted risk analysis, DMARC-style phishing controls, client-side script-integrity monitoring (6.4.3) and detection of payment-page script tampering (11.6.1). Merchants and service providers must comply; validation levels depend on annual transaction volumes and scheme requirements.

Who it applies to

All entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data - merchants, service providers, acquirers, issuers and processors.

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

Requirements

Build and maintain secure networks

Install and maintain network security controls. Apply secure configurations to system components.

Protect account data

Protect stored account data, and use strong cryptography when transmitting it over open networks.

Maintain a vulnerability management program

Protect against malware, and develop and maintain secure systems and software.

Implement strong access control

Restrict access to system components and cardholder data by business need-to-know; identify users; restrict physical access.

Regularly monitor and test networks

Log and monitor access, and regularly test system and network security.

Maintain an information-security policy

Support information security with organisational policies and programs.

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