PCI-DSS ISA STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

PCI-DSS ISA STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS AAA - Acronym for "authentication, authorization, and accounting." Protocol for authenticating a user based on their verifiable identity, authorizing a user based on their user rights, and accounting for a user's consumption of network resources. Access Control - Mechanisms that limit availability of information or information-processing resources only to authorized persons or applications Account Data - consists of cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data. Acquirer - Also referred to as "merchant bank," "acquiring bank," or "acquiring financial institution". Entity, typically a financial institution, that processes payment card transactions for merchants and is defined by a payment brand as an acquirer. Acquirers are subject to payment brand rules and procedures regarding merchant compliance. Administrative Access - Elevated or increased privileges granted to an account for that account ot manage systems, networks and/or applications. Adware - Type of malicious software that, when installed, forces a computer to automatically display or download advertisements.