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PCI DSS

What is PCI DSS?

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a set of security requirements for organizations that handle credit card information to protect cardholder data.

Compliance and Regulatory

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as pci dss. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on pci dss

Requirements naming pci dss across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

PCI DSS 4.047 controls

When a significant change is complete, the entity must confirm that every applicable PCI DSS requirement is in place on all new or altered systems and networks, and must update documentation where relevant. It applies to all entities.

pci-dss-4-0::6.5.2 · 6.5.2 Confirm PCI DSS controls after significant change →

Operate payment card data protection per the NRF framework + PCI DSS v4.0.1 + card brand operating rules (Visa + Mastercard + American Express + Discover + JCB + UnionPay + regional schemes).

NRFCS-3 · Payment Card Data Protection and PCI DSS Scope Management →
PCI P2PE7 controls

Any truncated PAN sent back to the encryption environment keeps to the digits PCI DSS and its FAQs allow.

pci-p2pe::4B-1.8 · PCI P2PE 4B-1.8 →

Security Dimension 1 Access Control per X.805 Clause 6.1: Access Control guards network resources against use without authorization, admitting only authorized staff or devices to services, applications, information flows, stored information and network element...

X805-Dim1-Access-Control-RBAC-Authorization-Resources-Network-Elements-Services-Applications · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 1 - Access Control + Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) + Authorization + Resources + Network Elements + Services + Applications + Access Limitations + Authorized Personnel + Discretionary + Mandatory Access Control →

An acquiring bank is the risk-controlling entity throughout the credit card process whatever merchant acquirers, ISOs or member service providers it uses, and manages the credit, fraud, compliance and reputation risk of its merchant portfolio through merchant...

ffiec-it-examination-handbook::RPS-20 · Merchant Acquiring (Retail Payment Systems) →

The cybersecurity program strategy identifies the compliance requirements the program must meet, for example NERC CIP, the TSA pipeline security guidelines, PCI DSS, ISO standards or DoD CMMC.

australian-energy-sector-cyber-security-framework-aescsf::PROGRAM-1g · PROGRAM-1g: Strategy identifies compliance requirements →

Questions people ask about pci dss

What is PCI DSS?
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a set of security requirements for organizations that handle credit card information to protect cardholder data.
Why is PCI DSS important for compliance?
PCI DSS is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding pci dss helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address PCI DSS?
PCI DSS appears in the requirement text of PCI DSS 4.0, NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation), PCI P2PE, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, FFIEC IT Examination Handbook. Across these standards we have identified 67 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about PCI DSS?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how pci dss applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how PCI DSS applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.