PCI DSS v3.2.1 Regular Tasks

To maintain PCI DSS compliance, there are a number of tasks which must be conducted on a regular basis. I’ve taken the liberty of collating all of these regular tasks into one table. Where the frequency of a task is “regular” or “periodic”, I have made a recommendation based upon my experience as a QSA. Dependant upon the environment and threat landscape, it could be justified for these indeterminate frequencies to shift in either direction. Note that this table assumes a SAQ-D equivalent environment with all PCI DSS controls being in-play. The shape of the regular