The course
On this 1 day introductory training course, attendees will learn how the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is implemented. Delegates will leave the course with a clear and knowledgeable understanding of PCI DSS and will be ale to use this knowledge when assisting PCI DSS assessments.
- PCI Security Council objectives and
documentation
- Specific terminology and its application to existing situations
- How the Standard applies to everyone involved with cardholder information
- How the implementation of the Standard is validated, dependent on levels of activity
- Cardholder data that can/cannot be held
- The relevance of different system components
- Detailed requirements of the Standard
- How compliance is assessed and whether compensating controls are acceptable
- Compilation of the Report on Compliance (ROC)
- Special considerations for hosting providers
- An action plan to achieve compliance
- Gain an understanding of the importance of the
Standard to all organisations using, processing or transmitting credit card information
- An appreciation of the controls necessary to be
able to continue dealing with cardholder data
- The history of the PCI DSS standard
- Key principles and requirements of the standard
- Compliance with the standard - who does it relate to & at what level?
- The route to compliance - self assessment & audit
- Preparing an implementation plan
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