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PCI ISA Fundamentals Exam with accurate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




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Methods identified as being used to remove stolen data from the environments: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




- Use of stolen credentials to access the POS environment
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- Outdated patches or poor system patching processes
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- The use of default or static vendor credentials / brute force
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- POS skimming malware being installed on POS controllers
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- POI physical skimming devices
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95% of breaches feature||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




The use of stolen credentials leveraging vendor remote access to hack into customers POS
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environments.




Skimming

Copying payment card numbers either by tampering with: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




- POS Devices
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- ATMs
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- Kiosks
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Or by copying the card's magnetic stripe manually using handheld skimmers.
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,Phishing

Reconnaissance



- Information gathering from various online sources and social networking sites
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- Business applications and software
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Social Engineering ||\\//||




- Phishing emails or messages coming from a target's social network
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- Phone call from an assumed known entity
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Break-In



- Delivery through email
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- Software vulnerabilities
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Common methods for monetizing stolen card data:||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




- Skimmed full track data and transaction information used to replicate a physical payment
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card, which can then be used for fraudulent transactions in face-to-face environments, or
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ATM transactions
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,- Captured cardholder data is used where card-not-present transactions are accepted, such
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as e-commerce or mail-order / telephone order (MO/TO) transactions
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- Stolen cardholder data and sensitive authentication data are sold in bulk to other
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criminals who perform their own fraud using the stolen data ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Commonly targeted industries ||\\//|| ||\\//||




- Retail - 45% of breaches
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- Food and Beverage - 24% of breaches
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- Hospitality - 9% of breaches
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- Financial Services - 7% of breaches
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- Nonprofit - 3%
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PCI SSC founding payment brands include:
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- American Express
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- Discover Financial
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- JCB International
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- MasterCard
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- Visa, Inc.
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PCI DSS: ||\\//||

, Covers security of the environments that store, process, or transmit account data
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- Environments receive account data from payment applications and other sources (e.g.,
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acquirers)




PCI PA-DSS ||\\//||




Covers secure payment applications to support PCI DSS compliance
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Payment application receives account data from PIN-entry devices (PEDs) or other devices
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and begins payment transaction
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PCI P2PE ||\\//||




Covers encryption, decryption, and key management requirements for point-to-point
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encryption solutions ||\\//||




PCI PTS - POI ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Covers the protection of sensitive data at point-of-interaction devices and their secure
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components, including cardholder PINs and account data, and the cryptographic keys used ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




in connection with the protection of that cardholder data
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PCI PTS - PIN Security||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Covers secure management, processing and transmission of personal identificationnumber
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(PIN) data during online and offline payment card transaction processing
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