Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager - Certification Knowledge Domains

Certification Knowledge Domains

The CPISM curriculum covers subject matter in a variety of Information Security and Payments Industry topics. The CPISM examination is based on what a collection of topics relevant to payment industry security professionals. The CPISM Knowledge Domains establishes a common framework of payment industry terms and definitions that allow security professionals to discuss and debate matters pertaining to the profession with a common understanding.

The CPISM Knowledge Domains are:

  • Payment card industry structure
  • Payment card structure and data
  • Payment card transaction processing
  • Compromise fraud statistics and trends
  • Merchant risk analysis
  • Laws and the regulatory environment
  • Payment card security programs
  • Third party relationships

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