PCI-DSS §12
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Section 12 focuses on maintaining information security policies for personnel and is a critical component for merchants and service providers handling cardholder data.
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PCI-DSS §12 Overview
Section 12 requirements focus on how organizations manage their information security policies.
12.1Establish, publish, maintain, and disseminate a security policy
- 12.1.1: Review security policy at least annually and update as needed
- 12.1.2: Include security roles, responsibilities, and management commitment
12.2Implement a risk-assessment process
- 12.2.1: Perform annual formal risk assessment
- 12.2.2: Identification of assets, threats, and vulnerabilities
12.3Develop usage policies for critical technologies
- 12.3.1: Explicit approval by authorized parties
- 12.3.2: Authentication for use of technology
- 12.3.3: List of all devices and personnel with access
12.4Ensure security policies clearly define information security responsibilities
- 12.4.1: Establish responsibility for information security to a CISO or equivalent
12.5Assign security management responsibilities
- 12.5.1: Establish, document, and distribute security policies and procedures
- 12.5.2: Monitor and analyze security alerts and share information
- 12.5.3: Establish, document, and distribute incident response procedures
12.6Implement a formal security awareness program
- 12.6.1: Educate personnel upon hire and at least annually
- 12.6.2: Require employees to acknowledge they have read and understood policy
Note: This is a simplified overview. For the complete and official PCI-DSS requirements, please refer to the PCI Security Standards Council documentation.
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