PCI DSS Practice Question: Why is time synchronization critical for PCI DSS logging? | CyberCertPrep
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Why is time synchronization critical for PCI DSS logging?
A.Synchronized clocks ensure accurate timestamps across all systems, enabling proper log correlation and forensic analysis
B.It improves system performance
C.Time sync is only for scheduling
D.It prevents clock drift on servers
Why A is correct
Time synchronization ensures that logs from different systems have consistent, accurate timestamps, which is essential for correlating events across systems during incident investigation.
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Monitoring Testing
Covers monitoring testing concepts and practices within PCI DSS.
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