How to Run a PCI DSS External Vulnerability Scan

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) mandates that all organizations, regardless of size or level, must perform quarterly ASV scans.

What does all of this mean? It entails:

  • going through an approved PCI ASV scanning vendor,
  • running both internal and external vulnerability scans, and
  • submitting reports to your acquiring bank.

All of this can be a considerable headache if you d… Read More

How to Run a PCI Internal Vulnerability Scan

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) are extremely clear about their vulnerability scanning requirements — both for a PCI internal vulnerability scan and an external one. Any organization that accepts payment card is required to scan its network regularly. Specifically, that means that they need to:

  • Scan quarterly;
  • Use an approved PCI ASV scanning vendor;
  • Scan internally and ext
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How to Run a PCI Vulnerability Scan for PCI Compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirement — number 11 — that mandates quarterly ASV scans for vulnerabilities is one of the most cringed-about requirements of any compliance framework anywhere. Yes, the dreaded PCI vulnerability scan. The word “scan” gives companies fits. That’s silly, because as you’re about to see, scanning is simple.

Sectigo is a PCI-approved scanning Read More