Prepare for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification by PCI SSC with free exam-style practice questions on CyberCertPrep. The PCI DSS exam has 80 questions, a time limit of PCI DSS hours, and a passing score of 70%.
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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Exam Domain
Focus your study on this domain with targeted practice questions. This domain accounts for 9% of your PCI DSS exam score.
The Network Security domain is one of 12 exam domains on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification exam by PCI SSC. At 9% of the total exam, this domain is important but should be balanced with higher-weighted domains in your study plan.
The PCI DSS exam consists of 80 questions with a time limit of 2 hours and a passing score of 70%. That means approximately 7 questions on your exam will come from the Network Security domain.
Access Control List (ACL)
A list of permissions attached to an object that specifies which users or system processes are granted access to resourc...
Authentication
The process of verifying the identity of a user, device, or system before granting access to resources. Authentication t...
Authorization
The process of determining what resources or actions an authenticated user is permitted to access. While authentication ...
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
A security mechanism that requires two or more independent credentials to verify a user's identity, combining factors fr...
Single Sign-On (SSO)
An authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single set of credentials to access multiple applications a...
Zero Trust
A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device attempting to access resources, ...
Least Privilege
The principle of giving users, processes, and systems only the minimum levels of access needed to perform their job func...
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
An approach to restricting system access to authorized users based on their role within an organization rather than indi...
These certifications also cover topics related to Network Security:
Networking Fundamentals — 13% of exam
Security Principles — 13% of exam
Security Operations and Administration — 13% of exam
Security Architecture — 13% of exam
Security and Risk Management — 13% of exam
Information Security Governance — 13% of exam