What we do
We help eCommerce services providers and merchants achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance.
Your customers need the assurance of PCI DSS to understand that their payment card information is stored, processed, and transmitted in a secure environment.
Did you know?
Credit Card Fraud is the highest financial fraud across the world. As per FTC, credit card fraud accounted for 393,207 of the nearly 1.4 million reports of identity theft in 2020.
Why is PCI DSS compliance important?
Let’s face it. We all know that payment card security risk is a primary security concern for consumers and businesses that use or accept payment card transactions. Payment card transactions can take place on the phone (without the card) or in person (with the card) at the point of sale.
The future is digital, and payments are an integral part of our digital future.
Therefore, it is essential to have the proper security controls to ensure customer payment information is secure, whether in storage or during a transaction. Across countries, regulations around payment transactions using a credit card are becoming stricter. You can see significant data protection laws such as EU’s GDPR laws providing guidelines on the usage of customer information and assuring consumers of a secure web environment.
PCI DSS compliance provides a framework to meet the requirements of increased regulatory guidelines and meet assessment standards.
What is the PCI DSS compliance standard?
The Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements endorsed by the five most influential payment brands: Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Discover, and American Express.
Adherence to the standard is a mandatory annual requirement for any participant (merchant or a service provider or a technology implementor) who touches payment card data. Whether you store, process, or transmit payment card data, you are required to ensure compliance with the PCI DSS standard. The PCI DSS compliant organizations demonstrate that they use and protect confidential payment information safely and securely to minimize payment card fraud risks.
How Anvaya can help you achieve PCI DSS compliance
PCI DSS standards require specialized expertise to ensure compliance. Anvaya’s PCI DSS consulting team can help you understand the scope, perform gap analysis, implement solutions to address the gaps, and prepare you for audits. With our expertise, you can accelerate your PCI-DSS compliance journey and make suitable investments in technologies and processes to address the gaps in your current state. Whether you are currently starting your PCI DSS journey, or mid-way in your certification path, or have achieved the certification, we can help your organization by:
- Scoping
- We can help you scope the requirements for your processes, systems, and people to comply with the PCI DSS standards. With our experience, you will get a clear understanding of the overall scope of the compliance program. Our experts can validate compliance scope, including identifying additional requirements or scope reduction. Furthermore, we can create a shared understanding amongst your people by training and working with them.
- Gap analysis
- The logical first step is to assess where you are concerning the mandate of the PCI DSS standard and create an activity plan to develop your project plan, resources needed and estimate the costs involved. The Anvaya team will conduct a gap analysis to review your existing policies, procedures, processes, and controls related to cardholder data security. We will help you determine where you should focus your efforts and investments.
- Implementation
- Our Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) will help you implement the PCI controls as needed to ensure complete compliance with the PCI DSS standards.
- Audit and reporting
- Our Assessors can provide you with the required Report on Compliance after reviewing the existing controls. You will get an accurate picture of where you are concerned about the PCI DSS standard.
- Sustaining the PCI compliance
- Standards change frequently. Anvaya’s consultants will help you stay compliant by maintaining and continually improving security. We will perform mandatory testing, including vulnerability assessments, internal and external penetration testing, and training. We will perform ongoing audits to report on the current state, evolving standards, and requirements and develop programs to make the required changes. We will also offer impact analysis on changes in the PCI scope and reporting standards.
