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RE: PCI DSS Compliance
From: "Syed Mohamed A" <syedma () microland net>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:57:56 +0530
Exactly.... I agree with Bill .. This is not penetration test .. The objective is to find ALL vulnerabilities inside ur environment.... This is something "Die safe" kind of setup.. Even if your IDS, Firewall, IPS go wrong... Your servers or application should stand safe... Regards Syed Mohamed A Microland Ltd -----Original Message----- From: Michael Johnson [mailto:mjohnso6 () optonline net] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:02 AM To: Ademar Gonzalez; webappsec () securityfocus com Subject: RE: PCI DSS Compliance The wording from the scan vendor may not be completely accurate, but the issue remains. The PCI spec, found here http://usa.visa.com/business/accepting_visa/ops_risk_management/cisp.html is very clear on the point. While it may appear to make no sense to lower the security to test the security, the logic is quite sound: what happens to card holder data IF you firewall, IDS, virtual IP, or IPS are compromised? VISA wants to be sure it everything is buttoned up. As a member of the approved list approved PCI testing vendors I can say that in most all of our client engagements, the client is in control of the testing, including the coordination of the test schedule and the configuration of the security measures on their systems to ensure a compliant experience. Bill O ComplyGuard Networks Comply with Standards, Guard your Networks -----Original Message----- From: Ademar Gonzalez [mailto:ademar.gonzalez () gmail com] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:37 AM To: webappsec () securityfocus com Subject: PCI DSS Compliance A shared hosting client needs to get his site PCI DSS certified. He forwarded us the following request from the company doing the assessment. "Your site could not be certified. Your site appears to be running scan detection software, that has prevented a reliable port scan. This test is inconclusive. Please add our scanner ip: ##.##.##.## to your scan detection software exclusion list to allow our scanner to make a complete assessment of your system." Is this request plain stupid or what ? Comments ? I have deal with this kind of requests in the past and most of the time the people running this automated scans knows nothing at all about security nor anything else and it becomes a pain dealing with the client on one end that wants his website certified and the other guy on the security company that wants you to open your firewall so hi can run his nmap or whatever it is they run. It looks like the client runs the risk of not being certified 'cause his website is over-protected. How would you proceed in this situation ? ciao ciao ademar
Current thread:
- PCI DSS Compliance Ademar Gonzalez (Dec 14)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance Richard Moore (Dec 15)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance Roy Britten (Dec 16)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Michael Johnson (Dec 16)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Syed Mohamed A (Dec 16)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance Pete Herzog (Dec 18)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Syed Mohamed A (Dec 16)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Lyal Collins (Dec 16)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance Peter Watkins (Dec 16)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Sebastien Deleersnyder (Dec 15)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Steve Kerns (Dec 15)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance Ademar Gonzalez (Dec 15)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Lyal Collins (Dec 16)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance Ademar Gonzalez (Dec 15)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Craig Wright (Dec 16)
- RE: PCI DSS Compliance Steven Jones (Dec 16)
- Re: PCI DSS Compliance null0 (Dec 18)
(Thread continues...)