Whether you outsource or perform your own penetration tests, you should have a documented penetration testing methodology. This methodology should: Specify a retention period penetration testing results and remediation activities results. Specify coverage for the entire CDE perimeter and critical systems. (referencing your PCI inscope asset list/inventory is probably a good idea.) Specify the frequency…
There are 4 generally accepted levels of PCI compliance assessment for a service provider, in ascending order of Service Provider effort: Compliance Assessment Method Completion and signing Info Annual Service Provider relative effort Annual QSA effort Service provider assessed as part of (each) client’s assessment None May require onsite visit. Hours/days Client’s QSA: Hours/days…
Hopefully your work is complete (or well underway!) to move from SSL/early TLS to a more secure encryption protocol June 30 2018 is the deadline for disabling SSL/early TLS and implementing a more secure encryption protocol – TLS 1.1 or higher (TLS v1.2 is strongly encouraged). And while you are at it, double check to…
Have you ever heard of the supplementary validation for designated entities (a.k.a DESV)? If not, you should be happy. According to the Council’s FAQ for designated entities, “A Designated Entity is determined by an Acquirer or Payment Brand as an organization that requires additional validation to existing PCI DSS requirements. “ Organizations that view PCI…
The PCI Guru has an article about an issue with PCI DSS requirement 2.3.b https://pciguru.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/we-need-a-change-to-2-3-b/ Reminder of what 2.3.b is about: 2.3.b Review services and parameter files on systems to determine that Telnet and other insecure remote-login commands are not available for non-console access. And the guidance for 2.3 is: If non-console (including remote) administration…
This is an article based on old (2011) data. I used to have a post about it, but I think I lost it during a hosting provider changeover so I am going to rewrite it here referencing the old data for now. In April 2011, Ponemon (and Imperva) published the results of a study…
Best Practices for Securing eCommerce Information Supplement is a great doc full of comprehensive info! The objective of this information supplement is to update and replace the PCI DSS E-commerce Guidelines published in 2013. Its a comprehensive 64 page document. Useful info for anyone who does or is considering e-commerce. A couple of the tidbits…
A significant change triggers several required action for PCI DSS compliance. PCI DSS Requirement Annual Significant Change 6.6 • Web application vulnerability security assessments, AND/OR • Automated technical solution that detects and prevents web-based attacks, such as web application firewalls. Include tests for the vulnerabilities in 6.5.1 to 5.5.10 YES YES 11.2 internal and…
The term REPORT FINDINGS HERE occurs 844 times in the version 3.2 ROC reporting template. 939 times in version 3.1 926 times in 3.0 Not once in v2.0 (it had a different format). Some can be filled with as little as two letters: NO Some require several paragraphs. Huh, I thought it was bigger…
While completing a version 3.2 PCI DSS assessment, you will eventually get to section 4.11 titled Managed service providers. (the section formerly known as 4.12 in version 3.1) Presuming that the assessed entity is a service provider, what constitutes a “managed” service provider? Section 4.11 does not shed much light on the topic. Time to…