PCI-DSS Compliance
End-to-end PCI-DSS compliance management, from CDE scoping and controls implementation to QSA engagement and annual recertification. Process card data with confidence.
What we deliver
Find where card data lives, how it flows and where it is stored, then shrink your cardholder data environment (CDE) to the smallest manageable scope, reducing your compliance footprint before a single control is implemented.
Design and deploy the full set of PCI-DSS controls across your CDE, from encryption and key management to access controls, logging and vulnerability management.
Prepare your Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) or Report on Compliance (ROC) with evidence packs that clearly demonstrate control effectiveness to your QSA or acquirer.
We manage the entire Qualified Security Assessor relationship, coordinating document requests, evidence review, walkthrough sessions and nonconformity response.
Coordinate Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) quarterly scans and annual penetration testing required under PCI-DSS, with remediation support for any findings.
Continuous monitoring, annual recertification management and real-time alerting on control drift, keeping your compliance posture current between assessments.
How it works
Every engagement follows the same five steps: baseline the current state, design the target model, roll out in stages, operate it, and improve against measurements.
Assess
Baseline the current state, name the gaps and put the success criteria in writing.
Design
Architect the target operating model and the toolchain it needs.
Deploy
Implement, configure and validate in a staged rollout.
Operate
24/7 management with contracted response times and proactive monitoring.
Improve
Continuous improvement driven by metrics, incidents and changes in the business.
Every engagement runs under a written SLA: a commitment, not a best-effort promise.
Dedicated engineers who know your stack. No generalist help-desk tier in between.
Service reviews every two weeks, roadmap updates every quarter.
Who uses this
The industries we run PCI-DSS Compliance for.
The concepts behind this service
- Tokenisation
- Replacing sensitive data with a token that carries no meaning of its own.
This section explains the technical terms used on this page. The definitions come from Eclit's own technology glossary, and each term links through to its full entry there.
The full technology glossary →Knowledge Hub
What we have written about running and managing technology, collected in one place.
01Does PCI-DSS apply to us?
It applies if you process, transmit or store cardholder data. Your level is set by transaction volume, and the level determines whether a self-assessment or a qualified assessor audit is required.
02How can we reduce scope?
By taking cardholder data out of your environment. Tokenization and hosted payment pages keep card data from ever entering your systems, and scope narrows sharply. Scope reduction is the most effective way to lower compliance cost.
03Is network segmentation mandatory?
Not mandatory, but without it your entire network is in scope. Separating the cardholder data environment typically cuts the number of systems to be assessed to a tenth. Segmentation effectiveness must itself be tested.
04What do we need to do annually?
Penetration testing, segmentation testing, internal and external vulnerability scans (quarterly, through an approved scanning vendor) and continuous evidence that controls are operating. Compliance is not something you achieve once and then forget.
05What happens if we are non-compliant?
Card schemes can levy fines through your acquiring bank, and your liability increases if there is a breach. The practical risk is that your ability to accept card payments gets restricted.
Let's work out where to start
Within two weeks you get it in writing: what works, what carries risk, and a prioritized roadmap.
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