Comparison of PCI DSS 3.2.1 and 4.0 penetration testing requirements

The current version 3.2.1 and the newer version 4.0 of the security standard PCI DSS require penetration tests to be performed. The PCI standard establishes detailed requirements a penetration test needs to comply with. In PCI DSS 3.2.1, the requirement is regulated in Requirement 11.3 and in PCI DSS 4.0 in Requirement 11.4. These requirements … [Read more…]

Requirements for penetration tests of DiGa APPS – Penetration test for digital health applications in the german fast-track procedure

In order to be included in the register of reimbursable digital health applications (DiGa), the fast-track procedure at the BfArM must be completed. With the Digital Supply and Care Modernization Act (DVPMG), the corresponding guideline included the requirement that company applicants must have a penetration test carried out for their DiGa application. Penetration tests: With … [Read more…]

PCI DSS 3.0 – Requirement 6.6 (WAF): Monitoring Only – “Is configured to either block web-based attacks, or generate an alert.”

Today I was working on a presentation about PCI DSS 3.0. Since a major client of me is an international payment service provider doing credit card transaction, I am quite familiar with PCI DSS 2.0. I have already read the new Standard a few months ago, but today I stumbled about an interesting sentence in … [Read more…]