Once remediation is complete, the PCI Team will perform a PCI DSS Level 4 Assessment to validate the institution’s remediation efforts.
Upon successful remediation and validation, the PCI Team will complete the Self Assessment Questionnaire or Report on Compliance which PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) requires for annual validation. The PCI Team will perform the following as part of this phase:
- Gather all information necessary to validate the requirements
- Perform final review of remediated documentation and verify that it is being put into practice
- Complete the required testing and documentation of testing
- Generate Self Assessment Questionnaire D or Report on Compliance
- Properly document any compensating controls
- File the Self Assessment Questionnaire
Security Compliance Associates will plan the logistics of the assessment/validation, and request documentation for advance preparation to make the review more productive. Requested documentation will include most of the documents that were identified in the Gap Analysis Review Report.
Microsoft yesterday issued 13 security updates that patched 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and other software, including one that harked back two decades to something dubbed "Ping of Death."
Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, patching 22 vulnerabilities across its product line, including two critical updates affecting Internet Explorer and the Windows DNS Server. While Microsoft issued fewer updates this month, August was still marked as a busy month for system administrators.
Hackers flying the AntiSec banner today released what they said was 400 megabytes of internal data from a government cybersecurity contractor, ManTech, as part of their campaign to embarrass the FBI every Friday, as well as target other government agencies and their partners.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston has brought charges against four men for stealing more than $400,000 as part of an ATM skimming scam targeting local banks.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is the latest company behind Sony and Epsilon to have its customers' personal data compromised.
A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids.
