Title:
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENTS OF SHARED-NETWORK ENTITIES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004003706
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for assessing a security risk for a merchant entity having connectivity to a shared network. Information describing characteristics of the merchant entity are received from the merchant entity. A determination is made which test requirements of a security test scheme are to be used in assessing the security risk for the merchant entity. The security test scheme includes a set of test requirements whose satisfaction by the merchant entity is sufficient to ensure compliance with a multiple sets of security requirements defined by multiple payment-processing organizations. The security test scheme is executed with a security compliance authority server in accordance with the determined test requirements.
Inventors:
MELLINGER PHILLIP T
DEGEN ROBERT
DEGEN ROBERT
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/020761
Publication Date:
February 26, 2004
Filing Date:
July 01, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FIRST DATA CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06F21/00; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/40; G06Q30/02; G06Q40/00; G06Q50/18; H04L29/06; (IPC1-7): G06F11/30; G09G5/00
Foreign References:
| EP1310891A2 | 2003-05-14 | |||
| US6185689B1 | 2001-02-06 | |||
| US6301668B1 | 2001-10-09 | |||
| US6374358B1 | 2002-04-16 | |||
| US6535227B1 | 2003-03-18 |
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