Incident response plan for suspected or confirmed cardholder data breaches and security events.
A compliant Incident Response Policy for PCI DSS v4.0 must include the following8 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.
Policy objectives and triggering conditions.
Roles, responsibilities, and 24/7 contact requirements.
Severity levels and cardholder data breach criteria.
Alert triage and investigation procedures.
Immediate response and root cause elimination.
Notification timelines and procedures for Visa/Mastercard.
Lessons learned and policy update process.
Tabletop exercise and simulation requirements.
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Controls for network security including firewall configuration, DMZ setup, and cardholder data environment segmentation.
Policy governing storage, transmission, and protection of cardholder data and sensitive authentication data.
Processes for identifying, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across system components.
Restricting access to cardholder data system components on a business need-to-know basis.
Logging, monitoring, and testing of all network resources and cardholder data access.
Overarching information security policy addressing all PCI DSS program requirements and security governance.
Physical access controls for cardholder data environments, media handling, and device security.
Management of third-party service providers with access to or impact on cardholder data and the CDE.