Have a Policy on Security

Integrator Notes

Establish, publish, maintain, and disseminate a security policy that accomplishes the following:

Addresses all requirements in the PCI-DSS specification.
Includes an annual process that identifies threats and vulnerabilities, and results in a formal risk assessment
Includes a review at least once a year and updates when the environment changes.

 

 

Per PCI-DSS 12.3, develop usage policies for critical employee-facing technologies (such as modems and wireless) to define proper use of these technologies for all employees and contractors. Ensure these usage policies require the following:

 

Explicit management approval
Authentication for use of the technology
List of all such devices and personnel with access
Labeling of devices with owner, contact information, and purpose
Acceptable uses of the technologies
Acceptable network locations for the technologies
List of company approved products.
Automatic disconnect of sessions for remote-access technologies after a specific period of inactivity.
Activation of remote-access technologies for vendors only when needed, with immediate deactivation after use.
Never permit cardholder data to be copied or moved to local storage devices from a remote environment.