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PCI Penetration Testing in UK

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What is PCI Penetration Testing?

PCI DSS is a mandatory requirement for any organization that accept payment cards as a means of processing payments. To ensure the security of applications, networks and cardholder data; organizations shall perform periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. PCI Penetration Testing is a requirement for PCI Compliance.

PCI Penetration test helps organizations secure the CDE and meet the PCI compliance requirements.

 

PCI DSS is a mandatory requirement for any organization that accepts payment cards as a means of processing payments. To ensure the security of applications, networks and cardholder data, organizations shall perform periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. In contrast to general pen testing, a PCI Pentest precisely focuses on the security of the cardholder data environment (CDE).

PCI Penetration Testing Requirements

PCI Penetration Testing Requirements

PCI ASV Services

ASV Scans are services that scan for vulnerabilities in the publicly exposed systems associated with your CDE. Authorized Scanning Vendors perform PCI ASV scans in PCI DSS Penetration Testing engagement. ValueMentor facilitates the ASV Scans until you acquire passing results every quarter.

PCI Segmentation Testing

Our security experts perform PCI Segmentation Testing (PCI DSS requirement 11.3.4 or 11.3.4.1) for organizations to isolate the CDE from other networks and reduce compliance scope, at least annually or half-yearly (service providers).

PCI External Penetration Testing

PCI DSS requirement 11.3.1 requires organizations to perform external penetration tests at least annually or after a significant change to the CDE or systems within the CDE.

PCI Internal Penetration Testing

PCI DSS requirement 11.3.2 mandates the need for performing internal penetration tests of the CDE to secure the systems and network from attacks against the payment infrastructure.

Quarterly Internal Vulnerability Scans

Internal vulnerability scans (PCI DSS requirement 11.2) help organizations detect and fix vulnerabilities. PCI DSS requires passing reports each quarter.

Quarterly Wireless Network Analysis

PCI Requirement 11.1 requires wireless network identification every quarter. Wireless network analysis in a PCI Pentest helps organizations identify rogue wireless networks.

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Our PCI Penetration Testing Approach

Defining the Scope

A complete coverage of the PCI Penetration Scope is essential to ensure continuous compliance to PCI DSS Requirements. All systems &networks that store, process, or transmit cardholder data or sensitive authentication data and any technology that can affect its security should be part of the scope.

Reconnaissance

The assets in the scope are identified in the recon phase of the PCI pentesting.

Assessment

At this stage, we will perform the required security tests and exploitations as outlined in the PCI DSS Penetration Testing Guidelines.

Reporting

We will prepare QSA acceptable penetration test reports, which includes the methodology of tests, documentation of findings and remediation steps.

Re-Tests

Clean reports are critical for the success of your PCI Compliance. We can perform a re-test to validate the closure and issue a clean report once everything is fixed.

Benefits of working with ValueMentor

  • ValueMentor is a PCI QSA Company and understands the PCI Penetration Testing requirements very well
  • ValueMentor follows CREST Approved Penetration Testing methodology
  • Our PCI Penetration Testing team has in-depth experience in performing penetration tests
  • We have conducted more than 2500+ penetration testing engagements
  • Our team is OSCP Certified, CREST Certified and holds other penetration testing certifications
  • We will provide every support for you to resolve the vulnerabilities quickly and remediate them to ensure clean reports.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Why do businesses require PCI Penetration Testing?2023-02-28T06:19:15+00:00

  • Detect security vulnerabilities in the PCI environment.
  • Reduce the risk of getting breached or hacked.
  • Achieve compliance with industry standards.
  • Provide proof of compliance with industry standards.
  • Builds trust & credence among customers & partners by being security conscious.
2. How often should organizations perform PCI Penetration Testing?2023-02-28T06:20:18+00:00

Annual Penetration testing is required for all merchants that stock, transmit or manage payment information and at least quarterly for merchants that utilise a third party to store, manage or transmit payment card data on their behalf.

3. Why is Penetration Testing important for PCI DSS?2023-02-28T06:20:47+00:00

Penetration Testing is a vital exercise to secure the safety of payment systems. It helps you find, prevent, and mitigate security vulnerabilities. It also allows you to determine weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

Penetration Testing is also a critical part of the compliance process as it verifies that the deployed solutions align with the security standards and protection requirements.

ValueMentor

ValueMentor is one of the trusted and leading cyber security services company providing a broad portfolio of security services across the globe. We offer security testing services, risk management services and managed security services. We help our customers gain confidence with our security binding.

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