PCI DSS Readiness Assessment | Expert Advice from a QSA
July 14, 2009
A PCI DSS Readiness Assessment is a MUST for any merchant or service provider that will be going through a Level I Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) assessment. Level I assessments can be very complex and time consuming, thus it is vital you have a firm understanding of the scope and time commitments needed to successfully comply with the PCI DSS standards.
A quality PCI DSS Readiness Assessment conducted by a reputable QSA firm will help remove the common roadblocks for PCI DSS compliance. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the overall assessment process along with identifying critical areas of the actual assessment that will require work to be done, such as having documented policies and procedures in place.
Most QSA firms will include this fee into the actual engagement. Don’t look at it as an extra cost of compliance, rather, a proactive and useful activity for ensuring you meet your goals for PCI. If you have any questions, you can call me direct at 214-298-8532. I’m a QSA for our firm.
Charles Denyer
