Scenario: Your organization is subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). During a compliance audit, it is discovered that credit card information is stored in an unencrypted form in one of the database tables. What immediate action should you take?
- Delete the credit card information from the database to avoid non-compliance.
- Encrypt the credit card information using industry-standard encryption algorithms.
- Implement tokenization techniques to replace credit card numbers with unique tokens.
- Inform the audit committee and develop a plan to encrypt the credit card data.
Storing credit card information in an unencrypted form violates PCI DSS compliance requirements. The immediate action should be to encrypt the credit card information using industry-standard encryption algorithms to ensure data security and compliance with PCI DSS standards. Encryption protects sensitive information from unauthorized access and ensures that it remains confidential even if the database is compromised.
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