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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 (PCI) Security Standards Council publishes PCI DSS, which governs the security of card transactions and provides baseline controls to protect PII across billions of daily payment transactions.
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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 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
(36 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C8% (3)
- D86% (31)
Why each option
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council publishes PCI DSS, which governs the security of card transactions and provides baseline controls to protect PII across billions of daily payment transactions.
IEEE develops technical standards for electronics, networking, and computing but has no mandate to regulate financial transactions or enforce PII protection guidelines.
The International Security Industry Organization (ISIO) is not a recognized international body with authority over financial transaction security or PII standards.
The Centers for Disease Control is a U.S. public health agency focused on disease prevention, with no role in financial data security or PII regulation.
The PCI Security Standards Council publishes PCI DSS (Data Security Standard), which directly regulates organizations that store, process, or transmit payment card data - covering billions of daily transactions globally. Its controls establish a security baseline explicitly designed to prevent low-sophistication attacks and protect cardholder PII. No other listed organization shares this specific mandate over financial transaction security.
Concept tested: PCI DSS purpose and scope for PII protection
Source: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/
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