PCI Compliance for Service Providers | Advice from a QSA

PCI compliance for service providers can best be summed up very briefly by stating the following: If you have been identified as a service provider, your organization will have to undertake an annual on-site PCI DSS assessment conducted by a Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor, more commonly known as a QSA.

These on-site assessments can be very time consuming and arduous, to say the least. With that said, its a good idea to put together a Roadmap for PCI DSS compliance to help your organization understand the major milestones, activities, and deliverables needed in finally obtaining PCI DSS compliance.  If you want to discuss your Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) needs, then contact me directly at 214-298-8532, as I’m the lead Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) for our firm that works with clients nationwide in obtaining compliance.