Preparing for a PCI-DSS auditOutcomes addressed in this activity:Unit Outcomes:Examine an audit process.Apply a Essay

Preparing for a PCI-DSS audit
Outcomes addressed in this activity:
Unit Outcomes:
Examine an audit process.
Apply a checklist to prepare for an audit in a real-world scenario.
Course Outcome practiced in this unit:
IT591-3: Apply auditing processes within a technical scenario.
Purpose
This assignment helps you learn how to prepare for a specific audit, in this case the PCI-DSS audit. You will use the PCI-DSS Checklist and become familiar with the various sections that the audit will cover, and what preparation must occur to ensure compliance within each section.
Assignment Instructions
Research the Internet for the PCI-DSS self-assessment questionnaire (SQA-D) and use this for the assignment.
Consider the PCI-DSS self-assessment questionnaire (SQA-D) which a typical retail merchant would have to show compliance in order to continue doing business for credit cards.
Review the questions associated with four different sections of the 12 covered by the assessment questions (specifically sections 3, 8, 9, and one other section of your choice)
For each section explain:
The purpose of that section, why it is important, and what these questions seek to achieve.
Pick any three questions in that section and explain:
What the question means
What evidence would be needed to show compliance
Whether it would be easy or difficult to achieve compliance and why
Do not pick three that are all easy
Summarize your impressions of the questions for this section and discuss how a merchant would establish or maintain compliance
For any question that you examined in item 2 above, (which was deemed hard to comply with) assume that you cannot fully meet the requirement and draft up a half-page compensating control that would substitute for a fully compliant response.
Lastly, write a 1-paragraph summary about what you learned from this exercise.
Assignment Requirements
5-6 pages of content (exclusive of cover sheet and references page), using Times New Roman font style, 12pt, double-spaced, using correct APA formatting, and include a cover sheet, table of contents, abstract, and reference page(s).
At least 1 credible source cited and referenced
No more than 1 table or figure
No spelling errors
No grammar errors
No APA errors
For more information and examples of APA formatting, refer to the resources in the Academic Tools area in this course.
Also review the Policy on Plagiarism. If you have any questions, please contact your professor.
Directions for Submitting Your Assignment
Name your Assignment document according to this convention: YourLastName_IT591_Unit3. Submit your completed Assignment to the Unit 3 Dropbox by the deadline.
Review the rubric before beginning this activity.