What are the most common PCI violations?
Violations or negligence in PCI compliance can cost a fortune to organizations. The most common PCI violations are as listed below:
1. Failing to properly protect cardholder data: This includes not encrypting data, storing data in an unsecured manner, or failing to protect the data from unauthorized access.
2. Not adhering to the PCI DSS requirements: This includes not implementing the necessary security measures, such as an annual audit and assessment, cardholder data scans, file-integrity or change detection software, and not documenting significant changes.
3. Not properly managing cryptographic keys: This includes not properly storing and protecting cryptographic keys, and not properly rotating them on a regular basis.
4. Not properly fixing or excluding out of scope systems: This includes not properly identifying and excluding out of scope systems, or not properly fixing any systems that are out of scope.
Useful References
Official Guides
- What is PCI-DSS?
- Who needs PCI DSS compliance?
- What are the PCI DSS compliance levels?
- What are the 12 requirements of PCI DSS?
- How to validate the PCI compliance of your organization?
Blogs & Thought Leadership
- PCI-DSS vs ISO 27001
- PCI-DSS vs Right Fit For Risk (RFFR)
- PCI-DSS vs NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
- PCI-DSS vs ASD IRAP
- PCI-DSS vs ASD Essential 8
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