PCI DSS 4.0
Req 12: Information Security Policies

PCI DSS 4.0 12.7.1: 12.7.1 Pre-hire screening of personnel with CDE access

Prospective personnel who will have CDE access must be screened before hiring, within the limits of local law, to reduce the risk of attacks from within. The guidance suggests screening depth suit the position and that entities consider screening existing staff moving into CDE-access roles. Applicability: for hires such as store cashiers who only access a single card number at a time while processing a transaction, this is a recommendation only. Customized approach objective: the risk of granting new staff CDE access is understood and managed.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 34 controls across 23 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • MA-5 Maintenance Personnel
  • PS-2 Position Risk Designation
  • PS-3 Personnel Screening
  • PS-3(3) Personnel Screening | Information Requiring Special Protective Measures (PS-3(3))

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • MA-5 Maintenance Personnel
  • PS-2 Position Risk Designation
  • PS-3 Personnel Screening
  • PS-3(3) Personnel Screening | Information Requiring Special Protective Measures (PS-3(3))

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.4 Human resource security
  • 6.4.1 Prior to employment
  • P1-1.4.1 P1-1.4.1 Background screening before 3DE access
  • P1-1.4.2 P1-1.4.2 Screening criteria and decision process defined

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.1 CC1.1 Commitment to integrity and ethical values (COSO principle 1)
  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)
  • ANSSI-HYG-06 Organise Joiner, Leaver and Role Change Procedures

APPI · 1 control

  • ASD37-37 Personnel management (Very Good)

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-HR-01 Verification of qualification and trustworthiness

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

  • CCM-HRS-01 Background Screening Policy and Procedures

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.i Human resources security, access control policies and asset management

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.9.1e Enhanced Personnel Screening

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in Req 12: Information Security Policies

You are reading one control. How much of PCI DSS 4.0 have you already done?

PCI DSS 4.0 12.7.1 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of PCI DSS 4.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 139 of 280 PCI DSS 4.0 controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 415 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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The graph holds this control, the 34 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.