PCI Security Testing Policy

Version 1.2

For Students, Faculty, Staff, Guests, Alumni

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to ensure security testing complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).1

Scope

This IT policy, and all policies referenced herein, shall apply to all members of the University community, including faculty, students, administrative officials, staff, alumni, authorized guests, delegates, and independent contractors (the “User(s)” or “you”) who use, access, or otherwise employ, locally or remotely, the University’s IT Resources, whether individually controlled, shared, stand-alone, or networked.

Policy Statement

  • PCI Network vulnerabilities must be tracked, monitored, and tested quarterly, per PCI DSS guidelines.
  • Any findings that do not comply with PCI DSS guidelines must be remediated.

1The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) was launched on September 7, 2006, to manage the ongoing evolution of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards with a focus on improving payment account security throughout the transaction process. The PCI DSS is administered and managed by the PCI SSC, an independent body that was created by the major payment card brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB).

Definitions

IT Resources include computing, networking, communications, application, and telecommunications systems, infrastructure, hardware, software, data, databases, personnel, procedures, physical facilities, cloud-based vendors, Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors, and any related materials and services.

Related Policies and Procedures

Implementation Information

Review Frequency: Triennial
Responsible Person: Senior Director, IT Security Operations and Assurance
Approved By: CISO
Approval Date: February 28, 2017

Revision History

Version Date Description
1.0 02/01/2017 Initial document
1.0.1 02/28/2017 Definitions edit; no change to policy
1.0.2 05/24/2018 Updated disclaimer, scope, and definitions
1.0.3 01/03/2019 Updated links
  01/16/2020 Reviewed; no changes.
1.2 01/20/2021 Updated policy statement
  08/07/2023 Reviewed; no changes.

Policy Disclaimer Statement

Deviations from policies, procedures, or guidelines published and approved by Information Security and Assurance (ISA) may only be done cooperatively between ISA and the requesting entity with sufficient time to allow for appropriate risk analysis, documentation, and possible presentation to authorized University representatives. Failure to adhere to ISA written policies may be met with University sanctions.

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