Which of the following is an industry standard established b

Which of the following is an industry standard, established by an association of vendors, that requires stringent information security safeguards as part of a risk management program?

A. PCI-DSS

B. HIPAA

C. GLBA

D. FISMA

Solution

option A

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a security standard assembled by a group of major credit card providers.

The objective of the standard was to prevent credit card fraud through better controls around credit card data.

PCI DSS applies to all organizations which hold, process, or pass cardholder information from any of the credit card brands taking part in the standard (Master Card, Visa, American Express, and Discover).