Risk Assessment – Milestone # 1 for PCI Compliance

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PCI and Risk Assessment

• The PCI Council is acknowledging and emphasizing the need for formal risk assessment in the new PCI DSS 2.0.

• Requirement 12.1.2 emphasizes the need for a formal and structured risk assessment methodology for PCI Compliance.

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Requirement 12.1.2 of PCI 2.0

Requirement 12.1.2 emphasizes the need for a structured and formal risk assessment methodology.

• “Requirement 12.1 Establish, publish, maintain, and disseminate a security policy that accomplishes the following:

• Requirement 12.1.2 Includes an annual process that identifies threats, and vulnerabilities, and results in a formal risk assessment.(Examples of risk assessment methodologies include but are not limited to OCTAVE, ISO 27005 and NIST SP 800-30.)”

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Risk Assessment – Milestone # 1

• Risk Assessment is Milestone 1 in the new Prioritized Approach to PCI Compliance

• Reference: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/Prioritized_Approach_V2.0.pdf

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Find out More

• Attend a free webinar on why you need a formal risk assessment for PCI Compliance.

• Click here to register before slots run out

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