PCI DSS Practice Question: What constitutes a security incident in PCI DSS context? | CyberCertPrep
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What constitutes a security incident in PCI DSS context?
A.Any event that potentially compromises the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of cardholder data or the systems that process, store, or transmit it
B.Only a confirmed data breach
C.Only a system outage
D.Only external hacking
Why A is correct
A security incident is any event that could compromise the CIA of cardholder data or CDE systems, including suspected and confirmed events.
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Where this fits in the PCI DSS exam
Incident Response
Covers incident response concepts and practices within PCI DSS.
This question belongs to the "Monitoring & Testing" domain, which makes up about 15% of the PCI DSS exam.
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