Remember PCI DSS
Full name: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
Memory aid: Payment Cards need Data Security Standards.
PCI DSS is an industry standard, not a general privacy law.
Study area: MIS, risk & continuity · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC
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PCI DSS — Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
Defines security requirements for scoped payment-account environments.
Why learn PCI DSS — Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard?
Defines security requirements for scoped payment-account environments.
Where it came from
PCI DSS is an industry standard, not a general privacy law.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Payment Cards need Data Security Standards.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand PCI DSS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
- Recall this memory aid: Payment Cards need Data Security Standards.
- Explain the practical use: Defines security requirements for scoped payment-account environments.
- Explain this distinction: PCI DSS is an industry standard, not a general privacy law.
- Identify PCI DSS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)