All Episodes
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Episode 11 — Control third-party service risk with enforceable contracts
Third-party relationships are common in payment environments, but the PCI exam expects you to distinguish convenience from compliance by anchoring obligations in writi...
Episode 10 — Shrink assessment scope using proven scoping strategies
Reducing scope is not about avoiding controls; it is about designing payment flows so fewer systems can affect cardholder data, which the exam frames as prudent risk r...
Episode 9 — Pinpoint PCI scope and network segmentation with certainty
Scope is the backbone of any PCI question, and this episode explains how to define it and how segmentation reshapes it. In-scope components include systems that store,...
Episode 8 — Map payment data flows from capture to disposal
A clean data-flow map turns complex narratives into simple, testable pathways, which is exactly what the PCIP exam rewards. In this episode you build a lifecycle view ...
Episode 7 — Define cardholder and sensitive authentication data precisely
Precise data definitions drive scope, storage rules, and control selection on the exam, so this episode locks in terminology and consequences. Cardholder data centers ...
Episode 6 — Track card brands and program obligations the smart way
Understanding card brands and their compliance programs helps you interpret who answers to whom and which artifacts the exam expects in different scenarios. This episo...
Episode 5 — Distinguish merchants versus service providers without hesitation
Many misses on the exam stem from confusing who is the merchant and who is the service provider, especially in cloud and embedded-payment scenarios. This episode sharp...
Episode 4 — Navigate the PCI standards landscape with practical precision
The PCI ecosystem is bigger than PCI DSS, and PCIP expects you to know which standards apply where and why. This episode maps the landscape: PCI DSS for protecting car...
Episode 3 — Outsmart tricky PCIP questions under real exam pressure
Tricky questions often hide in plain sight by mixing operational realism with exam-specific intent, pushing you to choose what “your company would do” instead of what ...
Episode 2 — Craft a high-impact spoken study plan that sticks
PCIP content lands faster when you convert reading into spoken rehearsal, because speaking forces you to choose clear subject-verb-object sentences that mirror the way...
Episode 1 — Crack the PCIP exam with clarity and confidence
The Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) exam rewards structured thinking, not trivia recall, so your first task is to understand what the credential measures: ba...