PCI DSS

PCI Compliance

PCI DSS, or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, serves as the vigilant guardian of cardholder data.This comprehensive framework is meticulously designed to safeguard sensitive payment cardholder data from the clutches of cyber threats.

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Is PCI DSS Applicable to Your Business?

PCI DSS is intended for all entities that store, process, or transmit cardholder data (CHD) and/or sensitive authentication data (SAD) or could impact the security of the cardholder data environment (CDE). This includes all entities involved in payment card account processing —including merchants, processors, acquirers, issuers, and other service providers.
Goals of PCI DSS

Beyond Security: The Business Advantages
of PCI Compliance

Reducing Data
Breaches
PCI compliance necessitates robust security measures, including fortified firewalls, encryption, and strict limits on retaining cardholder data. This makes your organisation a less appealing target for cybercriminals, significantly reducing the risk of data breaches.
Building Customer
Trust
PCI compliance signals your organisation's dedication to international standards for secure payments, fostering trust among customers. This trust is a valuable asset that can lead to increased sales and customer loyalty.
Enhancing
Brand Reputation
Being PCI compliant sets your business apart from competitors. Your commitment to stringent security standards enhances your brand's reputation as customers recognise your efforts to safeguard their sensitive information.
Integrity Of
Financial Systems
Compliance with PCI DSS is essential for businesses of all sizes, instilling trust among customers and partners. It sets the foundation for secure payment card transactions, reinforcing the integrity of financial systems.
PCI Compliance

Navigating PCI DSS

RA implements a 5-phase strategic methodology which is a meticulous framework designed to safeguard sensitive payment card data from the clutches of cyber threats.
RA implements a 5-phase strategic methodology which is a meticulous framework designed to safeguard sensitive payment card data from the clutches of cyber threats.
PCI Compliance

Our Methodology​

Our PCI DSS certification methodology (the “ra methodology”) includes assigning the Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and Customer Success & Quality Manager to each customer through their entire compliance process.​
1

Project Kickoff

In this phase, QSA will deliver an overview presentation to entity’s Card Data Environment (CDE) stakeholders to verify the management goals and objectives of the compliance program​, identify a person or group of people responsible for driving the project​ and agree upon project-level milestones and requirements​.
2

Determine the scope​

RA will take the initiative by performing scoping exercise in a form of workshops to ensure that security controls cover all in-scope facilities, locations, retail outlets, data centers, back-office locations, etc., it is crucial to determine the complete scope of the cardholder data environment accurately.
3

Perform Gap Assessment​

We perform an in-depth analysis of the overall cardholder environment and determine if there are any gaps within the 12 security requirements.
4

Remediation​

The RA team will review on-site and off-site activities that include but not limited to document reviews, interviews, walkthroughs of business processes, and technological systems.
5

PCI DSS Assessment​

In this phase, we will identify the scope of the card holder environment, verify all the appropriate controls are correctly applied, and the identified gaps have been closed as well as entity policies and procedures will be reviewed to determine if it is sufficient for the PCI compliance​.

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