312-50V11 · Question #405
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 A. Payment Card Industry (PCI). The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. The PCI DSS standards are very
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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 baseline and prevent low- level hackers sometimes known as script kiddies from causing a data breach. Which of the following organizations is being described?
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- APayment Card Industry (PCI)
- BCenter for Disease Control (CDC)
- CInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- DInternational Security Industry Organization (ISIO)
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(24 responses)- A88% (21)
- B4% (1)
- D8% (2)
Explanation
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. The PCI DSS standards are very explicit about the requirements for the back end storage and access of PII (personally identifiable information). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Card_Industry_Data_Security_Standard
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