About PCI-DSS Compliance
Understanding the PCI-DSS
PCI-DSS stands for "Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard". It was developed in the early 2000s and is updated every 3–4 years. PCI-DSS 4.0, the most recent update, was released in March 2022. The purpose of the PCI-DSS is to increase controls around credit card cardholder data and reduce credit card fraud.
PCI-DSS includes six broad objectives, with requirement sections associated to each of them:
| Objective | Requirement(s) |
|---|---|
Build and Maintain a Secure Network |
PCI-DSS 1: Install and Maintain Network Security Controls. PCI-DSS 2: Apply Secure Configurations to All System Components. |
Protect Cardholder Data |
PCI-DSS 3: Protect Stored Account Data. PCI-DSS 4: Protect Cardholder Data with Strong Cryptography During Transmission Over Open, Public Networks. |
Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program |
PCI-DSS 5: Protect All Systems and Networks from Malicious Software. PCI-DSS 6: Develop and Maintain Secure Systems and Software. |
Implement Strong Access Control Measures |
PCI-DSS 7: Restrict Access to System Components and Cardholder Data by Business Need to Know. PCI-DSS 8: Identify Users and Authenticate Access to System Components. PCI-DSS 9: Restrict Physical Access to Cardholder Data. |
Regularly Monitor and Test Networks |
PCI-DSS 10: Log and Monitor All Access to System Components and Cardholder Data. PCI-DSS 11: Test Security of Systems and Networks Regularly. |
Maintain an Information Security Policy |
PCI-DSS 12: Support Information Security with Organizational Policies and Programs. |
The full PCI-DSS requirements documentation is available from the PCI Security Standards Council’s Document Library. PCI DSS v4.0 was released in March 2022.
WhiteHat Dynamic and the PCI-DSS
WhiteHat Dynamic helps you to address the requirements of PCI-DSS Requirement 6.2.4, which relates to techniques and methods to prevent or mitigate common software attacks and related vulnerabilities in bespoke and custom software. Specifically, vulnerabilities identified by WhiteHat Dynamic can be monitored and remediated to ensure compliance with PCI-DSS requirements 6.2.4. The PCI 4.0 Compliance Report addresses each of the specific vulnerability classes described in that requirement and provides information on what categories and specific vuln classes are failing compliance testing, and how to remediate those vulnerabilities.
PCI-DSS v.3.2.1 will remain active until March 31, 2024. A version of the PCI Compliance Report that is aligned with the PCI-DSS v.3.2.1 standard will remain available in WhiteHat Dynamic to support customers through this transition period.
Service Level Requirements
Synopsys offers a variety of WhiteHat Dynamic service levels, from Baseline (BE) through Standard (SE) to Premium (PE). Premium Edition is the service level that provides full business logic analysis and business logic re-testing.
To perform a full PCI Compliance analysis, the asset must be subjected to business logic assessment; therefore, if you need the PCI report to establish compliance, WhiteHat Dynamic PE is the appropriate service to have for that asset.