pci risk assessment
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PCI and Risk Assessment
• The PCI Council is emphasizing the need for formal risk assessment in the new PCI DSS 2.0.
• Requirement 12.1.2 mandates 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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What this Means
• Identifying and measuring risks forms the foundational step of an organization's PCI compliance strategy.
• If done right, risk assessment contributes towards a more seamless PCI compliance process.
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However
• However, this is not the case in most organizations.
• Risk Assessment is being done in an unstructured manner that – does not follow a clearly defined workflow – does not produce measurable and comparable findings – does not cover all risks – does not map the most effective controls to the risk
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Find out More
• Attend a free webinar on how to do a PCI Risk Assessment correctly.
• Click here to register before slots run outhttps://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/992128830
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