PCI compliance requirement 5: Antivirus

PCI compliance requirement 5: Antivirus

PCI compliance requirement 5: Antivirus

Date: Jun 01, 2009
Diana Kelley and Ed Moyle of Security Curve review PCI compliance requirement 5: "Use and regularly update antivirus software." To meet PCI compliance requirement 5, you must:

  • Employ software that scans systems for malware

The compliance duo addresses common questions that they often see in their work as qualified security assessors, including, "What about UNIX, mainframes or HIPS?"

Watch the rest of the PCI compliance videos, as Diana and Ed review each requirement by itself.

Editor's note: This video is based on PCI DSS version 1.1. For updated information on the changes in PCI DSS version 1.2, see the following:

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