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Re: Budget for PCI DSS SAQ D for Bookstore Operations


From: Joel Rosenblatt <joel () COLUMBIA EDU>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:58:20 -0400

There is also something that they call a "one hop rule" .. so, for example, if you get your updates from Microsoft directly (automatic update) then your OK, or if the systems you are getting your service from are NOT maintained by you (DNS for example), then your OK (the idea being that the chances of two different organizations screwing up at the same time is less probable)

But, if your running your own AD and the machines are connecting to your AD server, then you need to fill out a SAQ D

When in doubt, please consult with your ISV ... and remember, you can shop around for one that agrees with you :-)

Joel

--On Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:27 PM -0500 John Ladwig <John.Ladwig () CSU MNSCU EDU> wrote:

A strict reading of #2 could imply that A/V update systems, backup servers and WiSUS/SCM would need to be located 
entirely within the Cardholder Data
Environment in order to retain SAQ-C status.

Has anyone gotten a recent QSA opinion one way or the other on that issue?

   -jml

"Bazeley, Joseph E." <bazeleje () MUOHIO EDU> 2011-08-02 13:38 >>>
Why is it that I never enjoy the days where I learn something new about PCI? ;)

From the PCI docs at https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/pci_dss_saq_instr_guide_v2.0.pdf, here are the 6 
things you need to confirm to be SAQ C:

"1. Your company has a payment application system and an Internet connection on the same device and/or same local area 
network (LAN);
2. The payment application system/Internet device is not connected to any other systems within your environment (this 
can be achieved via network
segmentation to isolate payment application system/Internet device from all other systems); 3. Your company store is 
not connected to other store locations,
and any LAN is for a single store only;
4. Your company retains only paper reports or paper copies of receipts;
5. Your company does not store cardholder data in electronic format; and
6. Your company's payment application software vendor uses secure techniques to provide remote support to your payment 
application system."

The proxy server Joel mentioned would violate #2, which would push you into SAQ D.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Rosenblatt [mailto:joel () columbia edu]
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:08 PM
To: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
Cc: Bazeley, Joseph E.
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Budget for PCI DSS SAQ D for Bookstore Operations

SAQ D does not only mean you are storing credit cards .. it also applies when you have a "complicated network" - even 
if none of the machines are storing
credit cards

A complicated network means that machines are connected together in some way - for example, if you are using a proxy 
server for the traffic leaving your edge

I'm not an ISV, but I've played one on TV :-)

Joel

--On Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:01 PM -0400 "Bazeley, Joseph E." <bazeleje () MUOHIO EDU> wrote:

Can you get them to use PCI DSS SAQ C instead?  SAQ D means that they're storing credit card numbers, which will make 
their PCI compliance effort require
more resources and increases the likelihood of a breach leading to exposed credit card numbers and the associated 
notification.  If they don't have an
extremely good reason to store those credit card numbers (and it needs to provide an associated benefit that outweighs 
the cost from doing so), they should
quit storing them.

Regards,
Joe

Joe Bazeley
Information Security Officer
Miami University
Hoyt Hall 314
513-529-9252

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () listserv educause edu] On Behalf Of Self, 
Dennis
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:56 PM
To: SECURITY () listserv educause edu
Subject: [SECURITY] Budget for PCI DSS SAQ D for Bookstore Operations

Security Friends,

Have you developed a budget for PCI DSS SAQ D compliance for your bookstore operation in the recent past?  For my 
institution, the bookstore may be the only
operation that cannot be reasonably remediated to qualify for SAQ A or B.  If you are willing to share your budget, 
please respond offline.  Also please let
me know if I may identify you and your institution to our administration.  Lastly, if you reverted back in technology 
to dial terminals as a solution, please
let me know.

Kind regards,

Dennis Self
Director, IT Security & Compliance
Technology Services
Samford University
(205) 726-2692



Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
http://www.columbia.edu/~joel
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Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
http://www.columbia.edu/~joel
Public PGP key
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x90BD740BCC7326C3


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