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PCI Requirement 9 – Restrict Physical Access to Cardholder Data.mp4
PCI Requirement 9.1 – Use Facility Entry Controls to Limit Physical Access to CDE
PCI Requirement 9.1.1 – Use Video Cameras or Access Control Mechanisms to Monitor Physical Access
PCI Requirement 9.1.2 – Implement Physical Controls to Restrict Access to Accessible Network Jacks
PCI Requirement 9.1.3 – Restrict Physical Access to Wireless Access Points
PCI Requirement 9.2 – Develop Procedures to Easily Distinguish Between Onsite Personnel and Visitors
PCI Requirement 9.3 – Control Physical Access for Onsite Personnel to Sensitive Areas
PCI Requirement 9.4 – Implement Procedures to Identify and Authorize Visitors
PCI Requirement 9.4.1 – Visitors are Authorized Before Entering, and Escorted at all Times
PCI Requirement 9.4.2 – Visitors are Identified and Given a Badge that Expires
PCI Requirement 9.4.3 – Visitors are Asked to Surrender the Badge Before Leaving the Facility
PCI Requirement 9.4.4 – A Visitor Log is Used to Maintain a Physical Audit Trail of Visitor Activity
PCI Requirement 9.5 – Physically Secure all Media
PCI Requirement 9.5.1 – Store Media Backups in a Secure Location and Review the Location’s Security
PCI Requirement 9.6 – Maintain Control Over the InternalExternal Distribution of Any Kind of Media
PCI Requirement 9.6.1 – Classify Media so the Sensitivity of the Data Can Be Determined
PCI Requirement 9.6.2 – Send the Media by Secured Courier
PCI Requirement 9.6.3 – Ensure Management Approves All Media Moved from a Secured Area
PCI Requirement 9.7 – Maintain Strict Control Over the Storage and Accessibility of Media
PCI Requirement 9.7.1 – Properly Maintain Inventory Logs of All Media
PCI Requirement 9.8 – Destroy Media When it is no Longer Needed
PCI Requirement 9.8.1 – Shred Hard-Copy Materials so CHD Cannot be Reconstructed
PCI Requirement 9.8.2 – Render CHD on Electronic Media Unrecoverable
PCI Requirement 9.9 – Protect Devices That Capture Payment Card Data via Direct Physical Interaction
PCI Requirement 9.9.1 – Maintain an Up-To-Date List of Devices
PCI Requirement 9.9.2 – Periodically Inspect Device Surfaces to Detect Tampering or Substitution
PCI Requirement 9.9.3 – Provide Training for Personnel to Be Aware of Attempted Tampering of Devices
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