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PCI DSS

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) was developed by the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC), an organization created by the major credit card companies, as a guideline for merchants and service providers to prevent credit card fraud and minimize various security vulnerabilities and threats.

 

A company processing, storing, or transmitting payment card data must be PCI DSS compliant or risk fines and the possibility of losing their ability to process credit card payments. Below is a breakdown of general criteria used to classify mandatory validation requirements for a company:

 

 

 

How Adams Harris Can Help 

Adams Harris provides the experience and expertise to help you evaluate, achieve, and maintain PCI compliance as a certified Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). Adams Harris provides services, including:

  • Cost-Effective and Efficient Ongoing Compliance — Adams Harris provides clients with pragmatic solutions, methods, tools, and processes that allow them to maintain ongoing compliance while realizing operational efficiencies.
  • Requirements Consultation — Support and guidance utilizing “best practices” and nonproprietary approaches to ensure that the most efficient and effective steps are taken to achieve and maintain compliance.
  • On-site Audits — Performance of assessments following the PCI DSS standard.
  • Gap Remediation — Design and implementation of processes, procedures and architecture
    to address compliance shortcomings.
  • Reporting — Preparation of PCI compliance reports and assistance with self-assessment surveys. 

 

Benefits You Receive

Our seasoned professionals have the experience to provide recommendations that not only meet PCI DSS requirements, but also provide a return on investment. We leverage a risk-based approach along with open industry frameworks and standards to ensure our clients are focusing on what is important while not being locked into using proprietary tools and methods. We provide expertise, understanding and proven methodologies in order to help clients achieve their audit goals in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Additionally, we serve as a mentor to effectively transfer knowledge to client internal resources.