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Updated whitepaper available: Architecting for PCI DSS Segmentation and Scoping on AWS

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The whitepaper is intended for engineers and solution builders, but it also serves as a guide for Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) and internal security assessors (ISAs) to better understand the different segmentation controls that are available within AWS products and services, along with asso…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has re-published the whitepaper Architecting for PCI DSS Scoping and Segmentation on AWS to provide guidance on how to properly define the scope of your Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) workloads that are running in the AWS Cloud. The whitepaper has been refreshed to include updated AWS best practices and technologies, and updates that are applicable to the new PCI DSS v4.0 requirements. The whitepaper looks at how to define segmentation boundaries between your in-scope and out-of-scope resources by using cloud-based AWS services.

The whitepaper is intended for engineers and solution builders, but it also serves as a guide for Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) and internal security assessors (ISAs) to better understand the different segmentation controls that are available within AWS products and services, along with associated scoping considerations.

Compared to on-premises environments, software-defined networking on AWS transforms the scoping process for applications by providing additional segmentation controls beyond network segmentation. Thoughtful design of your applications and selection of security-impacting services for implementing your required controls can reduce the number of systems and services in your cardholder data environment (CDE).

The whitepaper is based on the PCI Council’s Information Supplement: Guidance for PCI DSS Scoping and Network Segmentation.

 
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Ted Tanner

Ted Tanner

Ted is a Principal Assurance Consultant and PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor with AWS Security Assurance Services, and has more than 25 years of IT and security experience. He uses this experience to provide AWS customers with guidance on compliance and security, and on building and optimizing their cloud compliance programs. He is co-author of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.2.1 on AWS Compliance Guide and the soon-to-be-released v4.0 edition.

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Avik Mukherjee

Avik is a Senior Security Consultant with more than 15 years of experience in IT governance, security, risk, and compliance. He has background of being a QSA for PCI DSS and point-to-point encryption (P2PE) and has deep knowledge of security advisory and assessment work in various industries, including retail, financial, and technology.

Joseph Okonkwo

Joseph Okonkwo

Joseph is a Senior Security Architect and PCI DSS Professional (PCIP), and has more than a decade of experience in application security, security architecture, and as an Internal Security Assessor (ISA). He works closely with AWS clients to enable digital transformation and migration in the Professional Services team. Joseph earned an MBA from Imperial College, Business School, and a M.S. in Data Telecommunications & Networks from The University of Salford in Manchester.

Updated whitepaper available: Architecting for PCI DSS Segmentation and Scoping on AWS
Author: Ted Tanner