Introduction to PCI (PCI 101)

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Course Description

This course is designed to introduce IT professionals to the Payment Card Industry collection of standards as defined and enforced by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. The first half of the course summarizes the structure and history of PCI, the primary standards documents, and the various certification programs for professionals. The second half of the course dives into a summary of the components of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This is a high-level, introductory summary designed to provide a general understanding of the requirements in the PCI DSS.

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Key Takeaways

• Understand the core components of “PCI” and the goals and applicability of each standard
• Gain a working knowledge of the PCI DSS that most merchants must comply with
• Learn how to review PCI environments, understand which components are in-scope for compliance, and common techniques for reducing scope
• Understand the basics of PCI compliance vs enforcement

Who Should Take This Course

This course is designed for IT professionals, auditors, management, and anyone else with responsibilities around PCI compliance. A working knowledge of common network technologies may be helpful to understand some portions of the PCI DSS, but is not necessary.

Student Requirements

This course is lecture-based with opportunities for discussion. Students should have access to the internet and the PCI SSC website (www.pcisecuritystandards.org).

What Each Student Will Be Provided

Each student will receive a PDF of the course material.

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