PCI DSS: A pocket guide, sixth edition
By Alan Calder and Geraint Williams
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About this ebook
An ideal introduction to PCI DSS v3.2.1
All businesses that accept payment cards are prey for criminal hackers trying to steal financial information and commit identity fraud. The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) exists to ensure that businesses process credit and debit card payments in a way that effectively protects cardholder data.
All organisations that accept, store, transmit or process cardholder data must comply with the Standard; failure to do so can have serious consequences and expensive repercussions. These range from customer desertion and brand damage to significant financial penalties and operating restrictions imposed by their acquiring bank.
Covering PCI DSS v3.2.1, this handy pocket guide provides all the information you need to consider as you approach the Standard. It is also an ideal training resource for those in your organisation involved with payment card processing. Topics include:
- An overview of PCI DSS v3.2.1
- How to comply with the requirements of the Standard
- Maintaining compliance
- The PCI SAQ (self-assessment questionnaire)
- The PCI DSS and ISO 27001
- Procedures and qualifications
- An overview of the PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard)
- PTS (PIN Transaction Security)
- Software-based PIN entry
Buy your copy of this quick-reference guide to PCI DSS v3.2.1 today!
About the authors
Alan Calder is a leading author on IT governance and information security issues. He is the CEO of GRC International Group plc, the AIM-listed company that owns IT Governance Ltd.
Alan is an acknowledged international cyber security guru. He is a frequent media commentator on information security and IT governance issues, and has contributed articles and expert comment to a wide range of trade, national and online news outlets.
Geraint Williams is the CISO for the GRC International Group of companies, and a knowledgeable and experienced senior information security consultant and former PCI QSA, with a strong technical background and experience in the PCI DSS and security testing.
Geraint has provided consultancy on implementing the PCI DSS, and has conducted audits for a wide range of merchants and service providers as well as penetration testing and vulnerability assessments for clients. He has broad technical knowledge of security and IT infrastructure, including high-performance computing and Cloud computing. His certifications include CISSP® and PCIP.
Alan Calder
Alan Calder is a leading author on IT governance and information security issues. He is the CEO of GRC International Group plc, the AIM-listed company that owns IT Governance Ltd. Alan is an acknowledged international cyber security guru. He has been involved in the development of a wide range of information security management training courses that have been accredited by the International Board for IT Governance Qualifications (IBITGQ). He is a frequent media commentator on information security and IT governance issues, and has contributed articles and expert comment to a wide range of trade, national and online news outlets.
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PCI DSS - Alan Calder
PCI DSS
A pocket guide
Sixth edition
PCI DSS
A pocket guide
Sixth edition
ALAN CALDER
GERAINT WILLIAMS
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© Alan Calder and Nicki Carter 2008, 2011, Alan Calder and Geraint Williams 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019.
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First published in the United Kingdom in 2008 by IT Governance Publishing:
ISBN 978-1-90535-664-5
Second edition published in 2011:
ISBN 978-1-84928-178-2
Third edition published in 2013:
ISBN 978-1-84928-556-8
Fourth edition published in 2015:
ISBN: 978-1-84928-783-8
Fifth edition published in 2016:
ISBN: 978-1-84928-845-3
Sixth edition published in 2019:
ISBN: 978-1-78778-164-1
FOREWORD
All target dates for compliance with the PCI DSS have long since passed. The Standard is now on its third version, with the fourth in development with a predicted release date of Q4 2020. It is likely that v3.2.1 will be withdrawn around the end of 2021. Many organisations around the world – particularly those that fall below the top tier of payment card transaction volumes – are not yet compliant.
There are three possible reasons for this.
The first is that, outside a few US states, the PCI DSS has no legal status: it is not a law and does not have the force of law. Enforcement can only be carried out by contractual means, in a competitive payment card marketplace. The UK’s Information Commissioner, however, has said that compliance with the PCI DSS shows due diligence in protecting cardholder data, and has effectively imposed it as law through the threat of fines if non-compliant at the time of a breach.¹
The second