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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
This series provides the essential knowledge needed to be able to implement the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and secure payment card data in your organization. It will aid you on the journey to achieving and maintaining PCI DSS compliance by providing additional insight into both the standard and the compliance process. This series can be used to prepare for the PCI Professional (PCIP)™ examination.
Content in this path
Introduction to v4
Begin with a primer on the mechanics of secure payment card processing and an overview of the PCI DSS.
Compliance with PCI DSS
Next, take a deep dive into all 12 requirements of the standard and the process of achieving and maintaining PCI DSS compliance.
PCI DSS Attacks
Finally, explore the different attack types that are conducted for the purpose of stealing payment card data, how best to defend against these specific attacks, and what to do if your organization suspects a data breach.
- The process that occurs for each payment card transaction
- The purpose of the PCI DSS and how it is used in card scheme compliance programs
- The intention of each of the 12 PCI DSS requirements and how these requirements will be accessed by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)
- The considerations to be taken when pursuing compliance and how to maintain compliance
- Common attacks against payment card data and how to defend against these attacks
- No prerequisite experience or knowledge is necessary.
- compliance
- auditing
- security engineering
- incident response
- penetration testing
- secure application development