Protect your business: Anti-phishing compliance under PCI DSS v4.0
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is active in protecting payment data. In today’s high-stakes cybersecurity arena, the dynamic evolution of its compliance requirements is key.
PCI DSS v4.0 section 5.4 requires any business that handles payment card information to have anti-phishing mechanisms in place by March 2025.
Understanding current threats to your email security
A security flaw in how email was designed puts your business at risk of impersonation, phishing, and spoofing attacks. The PCI DSS v4.0 aims to protect your organization and its stakeholders from these threats.
of cybercrimes are initiated with an email
of phishing attacks arrive via email
PCI DSS 4.0 section 5.4:
Recommendations
for compliance
- Implement anti-spoofing controls like Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC), DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) to prevent phishers from impersonating your business and stakeholders.
- Use technologies that stop malicious emails from reaching staff to reduce incidents and decrease the time it takes employees to check and report phishing attacks.
- Provide employee training to help staff recognize and report phishing emails.
PCI DSS Section 5.4 business compliance benefits
Increase stakeholder trust
Reduce risk of financial loss
Protect against impersonation
Prevent data breaches
Boost regulatory compliance
Safeguard your reputation
Implement DMARC to protect and comply
If a cybercriminal takes advantage of vulnerabilities in your email security, your business could suffer irreparable damage. Implement DMARC, the global email authentication standard that encompasses SPF and DKIM to ensure that only real email from your brand ever reaches a recipient’s inbox.
It’s also strongly recommended by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as a solution to compliance with PCI DSS section 5.4.
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