Requirement 9: Restrict Physical Access
Any physical access to cardholder data or systems that store, process, or transmit cardholder data provides the opportunity to criminals.
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Any physical access to cardholder data or systems that store, process, or transmit cardholder data provides the opportunity to criminals.
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These requirements for identity and authentication are based on industry-accepted security principles and best practices.
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Without a mechanism to restrict access based on a user’s need to know, a user may unknowingly be granted access to cardholder data.
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For custom software, numerous vulnerabilities can be avoided by applying software lifecycle (SLC) processes and secure coding techniques.
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Malicious software (malware) is software or firmware designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s knowledge.
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To protect against compromise, PAN must be encrypted during transmission over networks, including untrusted and public networks.
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Protection methods such as encryption, truncation, masking, and hashing are critical components of account data protection.
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Applying secure configurations to system components reduces the means available to an attacker to compromise the system.
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Network Security Controls (NSCs), such as firewalls and other network security technologies, are network policy enforcement points.
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Cybersecurity labs are specialized virtual environments where individuals or organizations can test, analyze, and learn cybersecurity.
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