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PCI DSS gap assessment

PCI DSS Gap Assessment Before the Assessor Arrives

Acquirers, processors, and enterprise customers are asking for PCI evidence on their timeline, not yours. A PCI DSS gap assessment confirms what is actually in scope and what still has to be fixed, so you are ready when the formal assessment starts.

  • Confirmed scope and account-data flows across your environment.
  • Prioritized control and evidence gaps against PCI DSS v4 requirements.
  • A remediation and readiness roadmap with an organized assessor-handoff package.

Who this is for

  • Fintechs and payment companies facing acquirer or partner PCI DSS requirements.
  • Merchants moving between SAQ types or into a Report on Compliance.
  • Service providers whose customers require a PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance.
  • SaaS platforms whose cardholder data environment has grown without a scope review.
  • Teams facing a first PCI DSS v4 assessment or a contractual deadline.
  • Engineering leaders who need scope reduced before spending on remediation.

What you receive

Scope and data-flow confirmation
Documented account-data flows, system inventory, segmentation review, and a defensible scope boundary.
Gap register
Control-by-control findings against applicable PCI DSS v4 requirements, with the evidence each one needs.
Evidence readiness
A review of what you already have, what is missing, and how an assessor will expect it presented.
Prioritized remediation plan
Sequenced by risk, contractual pressure, and engineering effort, not by requirement number.
Executive summary
A short, plain read on posture, timeline, and cost drivers for leadership and customers.
Assessor handoff
An organized package so an independent qualified assessor can start without re-discovery.

How the engagement runs

  1. 01
    Define the scope

    Confirm account-data flows, systems, third parties, segmentation, and scope.

  2. 02
    Assess the environment

    Review the environment and evidence against applicable PCI DSS v4 requirements.

  3. 03
    Prioritize the findings

    Rank gaps by payment risk, contractual pressure, and remediation effort.

  4. 04
    Deliver the action plan

    Provide the remediation, evidence, and independent-assessor handoff plan.

Who you work with

Senior-led PCI DSS gap assessment work informed by prior QSA experience. Every engagement is delivered by a principal consultant, not staffed out to junior reviewers.

  • Prior principal-level payment-security consulting at Trustwave.
  • Prior application-security work at Amazon Web Services.
  • Focused solely on PCI DSS v4 and the cardholder data environment it governs.
  • Scope reduction addressed before remediation spend.

ControlSolid provides PCI DSS gap assessment, remediation, and evidence preparation. Independent Qualified Security Assessors perform official PCI DSS attestations and certifications. Prior QSA experience refers to previous professional roles and does not represent currently active assessor credentials or an ability to issue official PCI validation.

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