2.8.2 Assessment Team Duties
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Assessment Team Duties
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Before · SP 800-79-1
The independence of the assessment team is an important factor in assessing the credibility of the assessment results. In order to ensure that the results of the assessment are impartial and unbiased, the members of the assessment team must not be involved in the development, day-to- day maintenance, and operations of the PCI, or in the removal, correction, or remediation of deficiencies.
The assessment team may obtain information during an assessment that the organization does not want to disclose publicly. The assessment team has an obligation to safely and securely store and protect the confidentiality of all security assessment related records and information, including limiting access to the individuals that need to know the information. When using, storing, and transmitting information related to the PCI assessment, the assessment team shall follow the guidelines established by the organization in addition to all relevant laws, regulations, and standards regarding the need, protection, and privacy of information.
After · SP 800-79-2
The independence of the assessment team is an important factor in assessing the credibility of the assessment results. In order to ensure that the results of the assessment are impartial and unbiased, the members of the assessment team must not be involved in the development, day-to- day maintenance, and operations of the PCIissuer, or in the removal, correction, or remediation of deficiencies.
The assessment team may obtain information during an assessment that the organization does not want to disclose publicly. The assessment team has an obligation to safely and securely store and protect the confidentiality of all security assessment related records and information, including limiting access to the individuals that need to know the information. When using, storing, and transmitting information related to the PCI assessment, the assessment team shall follow the guidelines established by the organization in addition to all relevant laws, regulations, and standards regarding the need, protection, and privacy of information.