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This international organization regulates billions of transactions daily and provides security guidelines to protect personally identifiable information (PII). These security controls provide a baseli

The correct answer is D. Payment Card Industry (PCI). The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) governs billions of card transactions daily and publishes PCI DSS to protect cardholder data and PII. Its tiered controls provide a baseline that deters low-sophistication attackers such as script kiddies.

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Question

This international organization regulates billions of transactions daily and provides security guidelines to protect personally identifiable information (PII). These security controls provide a baseline and prevent low-level hackers sometimes known as script kiddies from causing a data breach. Which of the following organization is being described?

Options

  • AInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
  • BInternational Security Industry Organization (ISIO)
  • CCenter for Disease Control (CDC)
  • DPayment Card Industry (PCI)

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    88% (43)

Why each option

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) governs billions of card transactions daily and publishes PCI DSS to protect cardholder data and PII. Its tiered controls provide a baseline that deters low-sophistication attackers such as script kiddies.

AInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE)

The IEEE develops technical standards for electronics and networking (e.g., 802.11, 802.3) and does not regulate financial transactions or publish PII data protection compliance frameworks.

BInternational Security Industry Organization (ISIO)

The International Security Industry Organization (ISIO) is not a recognized standards body and does not govern transaction security or publish compliance requirements.

CCenter for Disease Control (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a U.S. public health agency focused on disease surveillance and prevention, with no role in financial transaction security or PII protection standards.

DPayment Card Industry (PCI)Correct

The PCI Security Standards Council publishes PCI DSS, the compliance framework that mandates security controls for any entity that stores, processes, or transmits payment cardholder data across billions of daily global transactions. Its prescriptive baseline requirements - covering encryption, access control, and vulnerability management - are specifically designed to protect PII and block opportunistic attacks. No other listed organization combines global transaction regulation with published, enforceable security control guidelines.

Concept tested: PCI DSS role in transaction security compliance

Source: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/about_us/

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#PCI DSS#compliance standards#PII protection#security regulations

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