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
Read more about this topic: Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager
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