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Category: 4.0

What is a “payment page”?

What is a “payment page”? A simple question?  Maybe not. I think a layperson would say that its the webpage where you input your payment details.  A merchant completing an SAQ-A compliance assessment might disagree.  Merchants load these pages with scripts to enable marketing analytics, conversion trackers and chatbots to increase conversion and help consumers complete…

Functionality testing to verify that the change does not adversely impact the security of the system

What are Assessor’s thoughts on requirement 6.4.5.3? 6.4.5.3 Functionality testing to verify that the change does not adversely impact the security of the system. 6.4.5.3.a For each sampled change, verify that functionality testing is performed to verify that the change does not adversely impact the security of the system. Thorough testing should be performed to…

Does an SAQ-A merchant need ASV scans?

UPDATED FOR V4! If a merchant is eligible to complete a SAQ-A to report on the results of their compliance assessment, are they required to engage an ASV (approved scanning vendor) to complete external vulnerability scans? YES!  V4 clearly includes PCI DSS requirement 11.3.2! (Note the new V4 numbering) Self-Assessment Questionnaire A and Attestation of…