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58 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 58
Which statement is correct regarding use of production data (live PANs) for testing and
development?
Live PANs must not be used for testing or development
Access to live PANs must be used for testing and development must be restricted to
authorized personnel
Live PANs must be used for testing and development
All live PANs used for testing and development must be authorized by the cardholder
Term 2 of 58
A sample of business facilities is reviewed during the PCI DSS requirement. What is the assessor
required to validate about the sample?
It includes a consistent set of facilities that are reviewed for all assessments
The number of facilities in the sample is at least 10% of the total number of facilities
Every facility where cardholder data is stored is reviewed
All types and locations of facilities are represented
,Term 3 of 58
Who defines merchant and service provider levels?
- Payment brands
- The merchant and service provider
- Acquirer
- PCI Security Standard Council
Business facilities and system components
The merchant exchanges purchase information with the acquirer and the issuer
A rule at the end of the rule set to deny any traffic not explicitly permitted in a previous
rule
Payment
Term 4 of 58
Which of these is a responsibility of an acquirer?
Maintain list of complaint merchant and service providers
Determine fines and liability for each card brand compliance program
Provide the compliance status of their merchants to PCI SSC
Incur any liability that may result from their merchants' noncompliance with card brand
compliance programs
Term 5 of 58
PCI DSS Requirement 12.7 requires screening and background checks for which of the following?
All personnel employed by the organization
Personnel with access to a cardholder data or the cardholder data environment
Visitors with access to the organization's facilities
Cashier with access to one card number at a time
, Term 6 of 58
When examining anti-virus software installed on a system component, which of the following
steps must be performed by the assessors to validate that the anti-virus software is operating in a
PCI DSS compliant manner?
Examine audit logs to verify anti-virus log files are securely deleted at least every three
months
Examine system configurations to verify antivirus software is actively running
Observe processes to verify users can configure anti-virus settings as needed for their job
function
Observe change-control procedures to verify anti-virus definitions are reinstalled at least
every 6 months
Term 7 of 58
Which of the following can be sampled for testing during a PCI DSS assessment?
PCI DSS requirements and testing procedures
Compensating controls
Business facilities and system components
Security policies and procedures
Term 8 of 58
Which scenario meets the intent of PCI DSS requirements for assigning users access to
cardholder data?
Access is assigned to all users based on the access needs of the least-privileged user
Access is assigned to individual users based on the highest privilege available
Access is assigned to an individual users based on the privileges needed to perform their
job
Access is assigned to a group of users based on the privileges of the most senior user in
the group
58 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 58
Which statement is correct regarding use of production data (live PANs) for testing and
development?
Live PANs must not be used for testing or development
Access to live PANs must be used for testing and development must be restricted to
authorized personnel
Live PANs must be used for testing and development
All live PANs used for testing and development must be authorized by the cardholder
Term 2 of 58
A sample of business facilities is reviewed during the PCI DSS requirement. What is the assessor
required to validate about the sample?
It includes a consistent set of facilities that are reviewed for all assessments
The number of facilities in the sample is at least 10% of the total number of facilities
Every facility where cardholder data is stored is reviewed
All types and locations of facilities are represented
,Term 3 of 58
Who defines merchant and service provider levels?
- Payment brands
- The merchant and service provider
- Acquirer
- PCI Security Standard Council
Business facilities and system components
The merchant exchanges purchase information with the acquirer and the issuer
A rule at the end of the rule set to deny any traffic not explicitly permitted in a previous
rule
Payment
Term 4 of 58
Which of these is a responsibility of an acquirer?
Maintain list of complaint merchant and service providers
Determine fines and liability for each card brand compliance program
Provide the compliance status of their merchants to PCI SSC
Incur any liability that may result from their merchants' noncompliance with card brand
compliance programs
Term 5 of 58
PCI DSS Requirement 12.7 requires screening and background checks for which of the following?
All personnel employed by the organization
Personnel with access to a cardholder data or the cardholder data environment
Visitors with access to the organization's facilities
Cashier with access to one card number at a time
, Term 6 of 58
When examining anti-virus software installed on a system component, which of the following
steps must be performed by the assessors to validate that the anti-virus software is operating in a
PCI DSS compliant manner?
Examine audit logs to verify anti-virus log files are securely deleted at least every three
months
Examine system configurations to verify antivirus software is actively running
Observe processes to verify users can configure anti-virus settings as needed for their job
function
Observe change-control procedures to verify anti-virus definitions are reinstalled at least
every 6 months
Term 7 of 58
Which of the following can be sampled for testing during a PCI DSS assessment?
PCI DSS requirements and testing procedures
Compensating controls
Business facilities and system components
Security policies and procedures
Term 8 of 58
Which scenario meets the intent of PCI DSS requirements for assigning users access to
cardholder data?
Access is assigned to all users based on the access needs of the least-privileged user
Access is assigned to individual users based on the highest privilege available
Access is assigned to an individual users based on the privileges needed to perform their
job
Access is assigned to a group of users based on the privileges of the most senior user in
the group
