PCI DSS 4.0 A3.3.2: A3.3.2 Annual review of hardware and software technologies

Hardware and software technologies must be reviewed every 12 months at a minimum to confirm whether they continue to satisfy the PCI DSS needs of the organization. Applicability: the process includes a plan to remediate any technology that no longer meets those requirements, up to replacing it where appropriate. Related PCI DSS requirements 2, 6 and 12. Guidance: consider vendor support status, firmware currency and vendor changes to products or processes. Applies only to designated entities. Objective under the customized approach: not eligible for the customized approach; only the defined approach can be used.

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

PCI DSS 4.0 A3.3.2 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.

If you hold ISO 27001:202249.6% covered · 141 gaps If you hold FedRAMP Moderate49.3% covered · 142 gaps If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 547.5% covered · 147 gaps If you hold ISO 27002:202243.2% covered · 159 gaps If you hold CIS Controls v838.2% covered · 173 gaps If you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.136.4% covered · 178 gaps

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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PCI DSS 4.0 A3.3.2: A3.3.2 Annual review of hardware and software technologies

Other controls in Appendix A3: Designated Entities Supplemental Validation (DESV) – PCI DSS 4.0

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