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Differences between Vulnerability Scans and Penetration Tests in PCI DSS

As part of regular security status monitoring activities, the PCI DSS standard requires a series of technical assessments to identify potential security issues in compliance and compliance assets early.

/ December 4, 2025

The two sides of the authenticated scans (PCI DSS req. 11.3.1.2)

Another of the relevant changes in PCI DSS version 4.0 was the evolution of internal vulnerability scans from a network-based approach (PCI DSS v3.2.1) to an authenticated approach, which allows full visibility of the...

/ March 6, 2025

Analysis of PCI DSS v4.0 Part VI: Requirements 10 and 11

In this sixth installment of the series ‘PCI DSS analysis v4.0’, requirements 10 and 11 of the PCI DSS standard v4.0 will be analysed. These requirements are part of group 5. Regularly Monitor and Test Networks, which continues with the...

/ September 15, 2022