Exam 312-50v8 topic 8 question 35 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v8

Question #: 35
Topic #: 8

This international organization regulates billions of transactions daily and provides security guidelines to protect personally identifiable information (PII). These security controls provide a baseline and prevent low-level hackers sometimes known as script kiddies from causing a data breach.
Which of the following organizations is being described?

A. Payment Card Industry (PCI)
B. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
C. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
D. International Security Industry Organization (ISIO)

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. The PCI DSS standards are very explicit about the requirements for the back end storage and access of PII (personally identifiable information).
References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Card_Industry_Data_Security_Standard

by [deleted] at April 4, 2025, 2:11 p.m.

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