Reasons Why Your PCI Compliance May Fail (and How to Fix It)
Starting without understanding the PCI Environment Started the assessment with PCI checklist, Good! But it can lead to disaster if assessment has been started without understanding the environment, business process, network infrastructure and most important — cardholder data flow. Understand the requirements: The first step to ensuring PCI DSS compliance is to understand the requirements. The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) has published a set of 12 requirements that organizations must meet in order to be compliant. Implement a risk assessment: Once you understand the requirements, you need to conduct a risk assessment to identify the areas where your organization is most vulnerable to data breaches. This will help you to prioritize your compliance efforts. Implement appropriate controls: Once you have identified the risks, you need to implement appropriate controls to mitigate those risks. These controls could include things like firewalls, intrusion detection s...