PCI Security Standards Council
Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor
PCI QSA · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $0 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- PCI Fundamentals: 60 multiple-choice questions, 75% passing score, 2 attempts. QSA Qualification Exam: In-person written exam (details on number of questions and time limit not publicly available). Requalification Exam: 50 multiple-choice questions, 75-minute time limit, 75% passing score.
- Prerequisites
- Minimum of five years of professional information systems auditing, control, or security work experience. Employment by a PCI SSC approved QSA Company. Completion of PCI Fundamentals prerequisite course and QSA training.
- Estimated salary premium
- 15000–15000 USD (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 12-year cycle · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** PCI DSS assessment methodology
- Payment card data security standards
- Vulnerability management
- Incident response planning
- Security architecture review
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