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 20% of your PCI DSS exam score.
The Build & Maintain a Secure Network domain is one of 6 exam domains on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification exam by PCI SSC. At 20% of the total exam, this is one of the most heavily weighted domains — mastering it is critical for passing.
The PCI DSS exam consists of 80 questions with a time limit of 2 hours and a passing score of 70%. That means approximately 16 questions on your exam will come from the Build & Maintain a Secure Network 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...
Zero Trust
A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device attempting to access resources, ...
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
An approach to restricting system access to authorized users based on their role within an organization rather than indi...
Firewall
A network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined securi...
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
A technology that creates a secure, encrypted connection (tunnel) over a less secure network such as the internet, allow...
IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
A device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations and gene...
IPS (Intrusion Prevention System)
A network security tool that monitors network traffic flows to detect and actively prevent identified threats in real ti...
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
A physical or logical subnet that separates an internal network from untrusted external networks, providing an additiona...
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