Commercial & Regulatory
PCI DSS
Protecting cardholder data environments.
PCI DSS applies to organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data. Requirements are prescriptive and validation expectations depend on the organization's merchant or service provider level.
Scope definition around the cardholder data environment drives the effort more than any other factor.
Who it applies to
- Merchants accepting payment cards
- Service providers handling cardholder data
- Organizations working to reduce cardholder data environment scope
Reporting and visibility
- Requirement coverage
- Scope inventory
- Evidence status
- Open remediation items
Challenges
What makes this framework hard to manage
Scope creep
Systems connected to the cardholder data environment pull into scope unnoticed.
Evidence recency
Validation expects current material, not last year's screenshots.
Segmentation rationale
The reasoning behind scope reduction needs to be documented.
How CyberComply helps
Supporting PCI DSS work
Scope records
Maintain the systems and environments that define the cardholder data environment.
Requirement management
Track each requirement with ownership and implementation detail.
Evidence
Keep supporting artifacts attached with dates and review state.
Remediation
Drive gaps to closure with owners and target dates.
Workflow
A structured path for this framework
- Scope
- Assess
- Identify Gaps
- Remediate
- Document
- Prepare
- Maintain
Modules
Capabilities most used for this framework
Asset Management
Maintain the systems, environments, and asset records that define the boundary your compliance program applies to.
Read more →Controls & Requirements
Organize the requirements, practices, and controls that apply to your organization, with ownership and implementation detail attached to each.
Read more →Evidence Management
Keep supporting documentation associated with the requirements it proves, with ownership, review status, and dates that hold up under review.
Read more →Remediation
Move from identifying a deficiency to resolving it with priorities, owners, tasks, due dates, and evidence of closure.
Read more →Reporting & Dashboards
See compliance posture, framework progress, open findings, remediation status, evidence state, and overdue work in one view.
Read more →FAQ
PCI DSS questions
Does CyberComply validate PCI DSS compliance?
No. Validation is performed through the process appropriate to your level, which may involve a qualified assessor. CyberComply supports managing the program.
CyberComply is a software platform that assists organizations in managing governance, risk, compliance, documentation, and readiness activities. Using CyberComply does not by itself guarantee regulatory compliance, certification, authorization, or a successful assessment.
Related frameworks
Often managed alongside this one
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