Top 10 access-related controls for PCI compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of minimum security guidelines put in place to protect sensitive credit card data. But the standard outlines some of the most vital technologies and access-related policies and procedures needed to determine who has what and who did what on your systems, according to Viresh Garg, a member of Oracle's enterprise manager team and Oracle identity and compliance initiatives.

In a recent presentation conducted at Oracle OpenWorld last month in San Francisco, Garg outlined the top 10 access-related controls for PCI compliance and described why they are important in locking down data and keeping out intruders. Companies that have the tools to ensure continuous monitoring, identify, report and investigate audit trails and conduct risk analytics are taking the right steps to protect critical data, Garg said.