PCI Requirement 8.1.5 – Manage IDs Used by Third Parties to Access, Support, or Maintain System Components via Remote Access

by Randy Bartels / December 19, 2022

Managing Third-Party Access PCI Requirement 8.1.5 focuses on managing third-party access to your system. In situations where you’ve given user IDs to third parties so they can access, support, or maintain system components through remote access, those accounts must be monitored. PCI Requirement 8.1.5 deems that accounts used by third parties should only be enabled during the time period needed, and then disabled when not in use. When they are…

PCI Requirement 8.1.4 – Remove/Disable Inactive User Accounts Within 90 Days

by Randy Bartels / December 19, 2022

Are User Accounts Actively In Use? PCI Requirement 8.1.4 calls out the need to remove/disable inactive user accounts within 90 days. Sounds pretty straightforward, right? PCI Requirement 8.1.4 is where a lot of organizations tend to struggle. It’s not about if the user has been terminated or left your organization, it’s about if the account has been actively in use. Extended vacations, sabbaticals, maternity leaves, medical leaves – factors like…

PCI Requirement 8.1.3 – Immediately Revoke Access for Terminated Users

by Randy Bartels / December 19, 2022

Protect Cardholder Data from Terminated Users We’ve all heard a horror story of a terminated employee or someone that has left the company discovering their account was left open or active, giving them access to your network, and malicious access to cardholder data occurred. PCI Requirement 8.1.3 seeks to keep situations like these from happening. PCI Requirement 8.1.3 states, “Immediately revoke access for any terminated users.” Once an employee has…

PCI Requirement 8.1.2 – Control Addition, Deletion, and Modification of User IDs, Credentials

by Randy Bartels / December 19, 2022

Addition, Deletion, and Modification of User IDs PCI Requirement 8.1.2 states, “Control addition, deletion, and modification of user IDS, credentials, and other identifier objects.” To meet PCI Requirement 8.1.2, there must be a formal program of control and someone within your organization must be responsible for the addition, deletion, and modification of user IDS and other credentials. Think about all of the addition, deletion, and modification that has occurred within…

PCI Requirement 8.1 – Define and Implement Policies and Procedures to Ensure Proper User Management

by Randy Bartels / December 19, 2022

Never Share User IDs and Passwords PCI Requirement 8.1 focuses on proper user identification management. If there’s no management of users within your system, you’ve lost accountability for the actions that take place within your systems. It’s hard to determine who has taken which actions if you cannot identify users. The PCI DSS states that having uniquely identified users, instead of using one user ID for several employees, allows organizations…