PCI DSS Requirements Map
Recall the practical intent behind the 12 PCI DSS requirement areas.
Requirement clusters DATA What four practical clusters help you remember PCI DSS? Flip to map the standard into work streams. Network vs config Requirement 1 vs Requirement 2: what question changes? Req 1 is pathways; Req 2 is system posture. Stored data What practical question does Requirement 3 answer? Why do we store account data, and how is the retained data protected? Minimization comes before protection. Access What practical question do Requirements 7 and 8 answer together? Who can access the CDE, why do they need it, and how do we know it is really them? Need-to-know and authentication reinforce…
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