The cheapest PCI control is the system that never touches card data. I map your payment flows, cut the scope, then build what’s left to PCI DSS v4.0.1.
PCI DSS is a contractual requirement through your acquiring bank and the card brands, not a law, but the consequences of ignoring it are real.
Merchants validate with a Self-Assessment Questionnaire or a Report on Compliance, depending on transaction volume and how they accept cards. Service providers are often asked by their customers for an Attestation of Compliance.
A questionnaire chosen for the wrong integration type, or answered optimistically, is a common source of trouble after an incident.
PCI DSS v4.0.1 is the current version, and the requirements that were future-dated became mandatory on March 31, 2025, including targeted risk analyses, broader multi-factor authentication, and controls over payment page scripts.
Scope decides cost, so the work starts with how card data actually moves through your business.
Every channel where cardholder data enters, the systems that store, process, or transmit it, and everything connected to them.
Tokenization, hosted payment pages, point-to-point encryption, and network segmentation, where they fit, to take systems out of scope.
Which SAQ applies, or whether you need an assessment by a Qualified Security Assessor, confirmed with your acquirer.
Assess against PCI DSS v4.0.1 and fix the gaps in priority order, with the documentation each requirement expects.
Help completing the SAQ and Attestation of Compliance, or preparation for the QSA’s on-site assessment.
Fixed fees, agreed in writing before work starts.
$6,500 fixed
Know exactly where you stand against one framework, with a 90-day plan.
100% of the assessment fee is credited toward an implementation signed within 30 days.
Start with an assessmentFrom $2,000 / month
Someone accountable for running the program after it is built.
Implementation: once the assessment defines the scope, remediation is quoted as a fixed fee, never hourly.
Straight answers to what clients usually ask first. Anything else, bring it to the call.
No. A Qualified Security Assessor performs the formal assessment and signs a Report on Compliance. I prepare you for that assessment, or help you complete a Self-Assessment Questionnaire, which your company signs.
It depends on how you accept cards: fully outsourced e-commerce, embedded payment pages, card-present terminals, or systems that store card data each point to a different questionnaire. Your acquirer has the final say.
Rarely entirely. A well-designed integration can shrink your scope to a short questionnaire, but your website and the systems that control the payment page usually remain in scope.
No. It is a standard enforced through contracts with your acquiring bank and the card brands, though some state laws reference it.
Thirty minutes, no pitch. Pick a time below, bring your deadline and whatever you’ve got so far, and we’ll scope it honestly.
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Prefer email? jason@ineedaciso.com