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6 Essential Recommendations for PCI Compliance: Navigating Data Security Standards

In the evolving landscape of credit card data security, understanding PCI compliance is crucial. This article outlines "The PCI Half-Dozen," a set of six vital recommendations designed to help organizations manage cardholder data responsibly. Key strategies include familiarizing yourself with PCI security standards, segmenting data environments, avoiding unnecessary data storage, collaborating with security assessors, engaging with the compliance community, and adopting a holistic approach to compliance. Empower your organization to protect sensitive data effectively.

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6 Essential Recommendations for PCI Compliance: Navigating Data Security Standards

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  1. Burton Group Take 5!The PCI Half-Dozen: 6 Recommendations for PCI ComplianceDiana Kelley, VP & Service DirectorMarch, 2007

  2. The PCI Half-Dozen It’s 5pm – do you know where your credit card numbers are? • “BJ'S Wholesale Club Settles FTC Charges” • ~Thousands of credit and debit card numbers • http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/06/bjswholesale.htm • “Customer Data Breach Began in 2005, TJX Says” • ~card numbers impacted?– still investigating • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-yn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022102039_pf.html • “CardSystems' Data Left Unsecured” • ~40 million card numbers impacted • http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67980,00.html

  3. The PCI Half-Dozen Covered Data Elements (Data Source: PCI DSS Version 1.1, September 2006)

  4. The PCI Half-Dozen • Get the Facts • Go to the source – the PCI Data Security Standard and the PCI DSS Security Audit Procedures • Self assess – uncover and remediate gaps in advance • 2. Segment the Scope  • PCI DSS applies to the cardholder data environment • Reduce scope through zoning and segmentation • 3. Don’t Store What You Don’t Need • No Track II/Sensitive Auth Data! • But do you need the Cardholder data at all?

  5. The PCI Half-Dozen 4. Be Prepared and Be a Partner • Work with Qualified Security Assessors (QSA) or in-house assessors • Agree on the scope up-front • Prepare supporting documentation – including for compensating controls • Build remediation plans – and follow them 5. Get Involved • Changes were made between v1.0 and v1.1 in part, due to feedback • Merchants and Payment Service Providers can become “Participating Organizations” of the SSC 6. Build a Compliance Program • Compliance is about more than PCI • Take a long-view approach to compliance as a whole

  6. Thank you! For more information: • Burton Group Security and Risk Management Strategies Overview – “What and Why PCI? Inside the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards,” http://www.burtongroup.com/content/doc.aspx?cid=1001 • The PCI Security Standards Council, http://www.pcisecuritystandards.org • Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, Version 1.1, https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/tech/download_the_pci_dss.htm • PCI DSS Security Audit Procedures, • https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/pci_audit_procedures_v1-1.pdf

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