Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
What is PCI DSS?
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is a the global security standard that businesses of any size must adhere to to accept payment by card and either store/ process and/or transmit cardholder data. Set out by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), the PCI DSS requirements are founded and enforced by Payment Brand (through your acquiring bank/s).
Designed to be both practical and comprehensive, PCI DSS encompasses rigourous controls aligned to security best practices. It focuses on safeguarding cardholder’s data (CD) centred around Primary Account Number (PAN), which is the key identitfier for payment card transactions.
Who Should Comply ?
The PCI DSS applies to all entities that store, process, and/ or transmit cardholder data, which includes both merchants and service providers to merchants (IT, data centre, call centre, storage, cloud providers, etc).
It is about making PCI compliance part of your business, not a once-a-year, study-for the test thing
How to Comply?
PCI DSS covers technical and operational system components included in, or connected to, the cardholder data handled. The reporting requirements differ based on the business (service providers or merchants), the number of cards processed annually, and how payments are taken (in-person, phone, mail, fax or e-commerce).
Our PCI DSS Services
Privasec offers peace-of-mind PCI DSS-as-a-Service to help organisations stay compliant throughout the years, to every version of the PCI DSS.
Commited to build a strong and long lasting relationship with our customers, our dedication involves collaborating with our clients to adopt a practical strategy tackling the challenges and concerns faced by the business in relation to the compliance program. We strive to effectively reduce your compliance issues.
PCI DSS Scope and Gap Assessment
Find compliant options to reduce your scope and create a plan to fix your non-compliances.
PCI DSS Remediation
Expert guidance and advice to remediate your non-compliances and keep your costs down.
PCI DSS Penetration Testing and Wireless Scanning
Ad-hoc or managed Penetration Tests and Wireless Scans as required by the PCI DSS.
PCI DSS Certification
Qualified assessment of your compliance status and deliverance of your Attestation of Compliance (AOC).
PCI DSS Maintenance
Maintain your compliance throughout the year and avoid the stress of recertification.
PCI-DSS-as-a-Service
Piece-of-mind all-inclusive service to ensure you reach and maintain compliance whilst getting best value for your business.
About Privasec
We work with you to provide flexible and practical solutions, so regardless of what comes your way, your business can keep moving forward
We provide tailored and collaborative solutions to meet your business goals as well as your compliance requirements
We assign Qualified Services Assessors (QSAs) who are the right culture fit for your organisation and project
We don’t just tick boxes – our professionalism, values and our work set us apart. Our QSAs have gained industry knowledge and efficiency through years of experience
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