Financial · PCI Security Standards Council

PCI DSS v4.0.1

All future-dated requirements became mandatory March 31, 2025. If you take cards, this applies now.

One control set, every frameworkPractitioner-led, CRISC and CISAPublic pricing

Who it applies to

The businesses that carry PCI DSS, and the pages written for them.

Each industry page names the regulation, the obligation and the clock, tells the story of an owner in that trade, and shows what we protect for them.

Healthcare & Dental Financial Services Law Firms Accounting & Tax Firms Retail & Multi-Location Stores Nonprofits & Associations Auto Repair & Skilled Trades Restaurants, Hotels & Hospitality Private Schools & Tutoring

Which packages satisfy it

Cyber and Data Protection Assessment

Any business of 10 to 500 people that has never had a real assessment, or has not had one in a year

Fixed feescoped in 30 minutes

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SOC 2 Readiness: Type 1 and Type 2

SaaS, AI and technology companies of 5 to 300 people, and professional firms whose clients require it

Fixed feescoped in 30 minutes

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Practice Cybersecurity, Data Protection and HIPAA Package

Medical and dental practices, clinics, surgery centers, hospital departments and the business associates that serve them

Fixed feescoped in 30 minutes

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What it asks for

In plain English, what PCI DSS expects you to have in place.

Cardholder data scoped and segmentedKnow where card data flows, and keep everything else out of scope.
Twelve requirementsNetwork controls, secure configurations, protection of stored and transmitted account data, vulnerability management, access control, logging, testing and a policy program.
The right validationA Self-Assessment Questionnaire or a Report on Compliance, depending on your volume and how you take cards.
E-commerce page controlsScript management and tamper detection on payment pages under v4.0.1.
Third partiesProcessors and hosting providers listed, with their compliance evidence on file.
Continuous rhythmQuarterly scans, annual validation and a targeted risk analysis for the requirements that allow flexibility.

A note on authority: the regulator, auditor or certifying body has the final say on whether you comply. We help interpret the requirements, scope what applies, gap-assess against what is published today, and keep you compliance-ready and secure as the guidance evolves. We hold no regulatory authority and do not certify.

Or start with the 3-minute test

Questions we get about PCI DSS

Do you certify PCI DSS compliance?

No. PCI Security Standards Council and the auditors or assessors it recognizes have the final say. We interpret the requirements for your business, scope what applies, close the gaps and keep the evidence current so the assessment or examination is a formality.

Where do we start with PCI DSS?

With the 3-minute Cyber Hygiene Test if you want a number today, or with the 30-minute call if you want a written scope and a fixed fee. Either way the first deliverable is a gap list ranked by what would fail and what would hurt.

We also need other frameworks. Do we do PCI DSS separately?

No. We build one control set and map it to every framework you carry, so evidence is produced once and reused. Adding a framework later is a mapping exercise, not a second program.

Also in financial: FTC Safeguards · SEC Reg S-P · NYDFS 500 · FINRA · every framework by industry

Next step

Thirty minutes, an engineer, a written scope for PCI DSS.

Book the demo and see how one control set carries PCI DSS and everything else you owe. Or leave your details and an engineer replies within one business day.

3-min test