Meeting Vulnerability Scanning Requirements for PCI

The credit card industry is stepping up efforts to strengthen cardholder data security by raising member validation requirements for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). As part of these requirements, both internal and external network scanning play a critical role in achieving compliance. This security guide describes the scanning requirements for PCI-DSS and provides a quick-reference requirements matrix for both Merchants and Service Providers of all levels.