PCI DSS: The State of Cardholder Data Attacks
In this course, you’ll learn about the criminals’ ways of working from an experienced (PFI) Forensic Investigator and discover what actually happens in the course of a PCI forensic investigation.
What you'll learn
In this course, PCI DSS: The State of Cardholder Data Attacks, John Elliott and Aaron Willis dive into data breaches and the development of the PCI DSS. Learn all about the criminals’ ways of working from an experienced PFI, discover the control failures that typically give criminals the opportunity to mount a successful attack, and discover what actually happens in the course of a PCI forensic investigation. By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid understanding of how these criminals operate and an inside glimpse of a PCI forensic investigation.
Table of contents
- Introducing the Authors and Their Backgrounds 2m
- How Do You Know You've Been Breached? 1m
- How Should a Breach Victim (Merchant) React? 3m
- What Does the PFI Professional do First? 5m
- The Evidence Gathering Process 6m
- Working with the Merchant and Their Business Needs 2m
- Drawing Conclusions from the Evidence and Reporting 2m
- Applying the Report's Conclusions and Cleaning Up 4m
- PCI DSS Compliance and Data Breaches 2m
About the authors
John Elliott is a specialist in regulated security and data protection. His fascination is the way that people engage with security directives: whether that’s a company following external regulation, an information security team developing policies, an IT team following them, or a colleague who is just trying to do their job securely. John has led information security and data protection functions in aviation and financial services. He’s represented both Visa Europe and Mastercard on the PCI S... more
Along with being the senior Forensic Analyst at SecurityMetrics, Aaron Willis has over 25 years of diverse experience in all aspects of IT security, business intelligence, data mining, SaaS consulting, and programming. In addition to being a founder and VP of Technology at ScrapeGoat, Inc, Willis taught Information Systems as an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University. Willis holds a Bachelor's in Information Technology from Utah Valley University and is currently finishing a Masters in Digi... more