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PCI v4.0 - 11.1.1: Requirement 11 Polices and Procedures Are In Place
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PCI v4.0 - 11.2.1: Wireless Access Points Are Properly Managed
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PCI v4.0 - 11.2.2: Maintain Inventory of All Authorized Wireless Access Points
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PCI v4.0 - 11.3.1.3: Perform Internal Scans After Significant Changes
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PCI v4.0 - 11.3.1: Perform Internal Vulnerability Scans Frequently
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PCI v4.0 - 11.3.2.1: Perform External Scans After Significant Changes
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PCI v4.0 - 11.3.2: Perform External Vulnerability Scans Frequently
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PCI v4.0 - 12.1.2: Review and Update Your Information Security Policy Regularly
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PCI v4.0 - 12.1.3: Ensure Your Information Security Policy Defines Roles and Responsibilities
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PCI v4.0 - 12.1.4: Formally Assign Information Security Responsibility to a CISO
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.1: Establish a Comprehensive Incident Response Plan
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.2: Regularly Review the Incident Response Plan
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.3: Ensure Specific Security Personnel Are Available for Incident Response
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.4.1: Utilize the Targeted Risk Analysis to Determine Incident Response Training Frequency
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.4: Appropriately Train Incident Response Personnel
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.5: Include Monitoring and Responding to Alerts in the Incident Response Plan
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.6: Modify the Incident Response Plan as Needed
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PCI v4.0 - 12.10.7: Implement Incident Response Procedures Upon Detection of Stored Primary Account Numbers
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PCI v4.0 - 12.2.1: Acceptable Use Policies Are Documented and Implemented
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PCI v4.0 - 12.3.1: Use Targeted Risk Analyses to Support Flexible Testing
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PCI v4.0 - 12.4.2: Ensure Personnel Are Performing Their Duties
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PCI v4.0 - 12.5.1: Maintain an Inventory of System Components That Are in Scope
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PCI v4.0 - 12.5.3: Review Scope After Significant Changes to Organizational Structure
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PCI v4.0 - 12.6.1: Implement Formal Security Awareness Training
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PCI v4.0 - 12.6.2: Review Your Information Security Awareness Program Regularly
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PCI v4.0 - 12.6.3: Hold Information Security Awareness Trainings Regularly
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PCI v4.0 - 12.7.1: Screen Personnel Who Have Access to the Cardholder Data Environment
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PCI v4.0 - 12.8.1: Keep Record of Third-Party Service Providers that Account Data Is Shared With
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PCI v4.0 - 12.8.2: Maintain Written Requirements with Third-Party Service Providers
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PCI v4.0 - 12.8.3: Establish a Process for Engaging with Third-Party Service Providers
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PCI v4.0 - 12.8.4: Monitor the PCI DSS Compliance of Third-Party Service Providers
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PCI v4.0 - 12.8.5: Detail Responsibilities Held by Third-Party Service Providers
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PCI v4.0 - 12.9.1: Acknowledge Account Security Responsibilities
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PCI v4.0 - 12.9.2: Provide Compliance Information to Clients Upon Request
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PCI v4.0 - 5.1.1: Have Requirement 5 Policies and Procedures In Place
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PCI v4.0 - 5.1.2: Have Requirement 5 Roles and Responsibilities In Place
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PCI v4.0 - 5.2.1: Deploy Anti-Malware Solutions on All System Components
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PCI v4.0 - 5.2.2: Utilize Sufficient Anti-Malware Solutions
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PCI v4.0 - 5.2.3: Periodically Review Systems Not Protected by Anti-Malware Solutions
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PCI v4.0 - 5.3.1: Keep Anti-Malware Solutions Up to Date
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PCI v4.0 - 5.3.2.1: Define Frequency of Anti-Malware Scans in Targeted Risk Analysis
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PCI v4.0 - 5.3.2: Ensure Anti-Malware Solution Performs Scans or Continuous Behavior Analyses
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PCI v4.0 - 5.4.1: Have Protections in Place to Prevent Phishing Attacks
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PCI v4.0 - 6.1.1: Requirement 6 Policies and Procedures Are In Place
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PCI v4.0 - 6.2.1: Bespoke and Custom Software Are Developed Securely
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PCI v4.0 - 6.2.3 & 6.2.3.1: Bespoke and Custom Software Is Reviewed Before Being Released
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