Ready before the
assessor arrives.
We help organisations that store, process or transmit payment card data get ready for PCI DSS: a structured gap assessment, a remediation roadmap, and the evidence prepared before formal assessment begins.
What this service covers
PCI DSS requirements are detailed and specific, and most gaps aren't discovered until a formal assessment is already underway, which is the most disruptive and expensive time to find them.
ComplyBridge works through your environment requirement by requirement, identifies where your controls fall short, and builds the remediation roadmap and evidence you need before you sit in front of an assessor. We work alongside your technical and compliance teams so the readiness work strengthens how you actually operate, not just how the report reads.
It's important to be clear about scope here: ComplyBridge provides consulting, gap assessment and readiness support. Formal PCI DSS validation and certification must be performed by a PCI SSC-authorised Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) or through approved self-assessment processes. ComplyBridge is not a QSA and does not issue PCI DSS certification.
Services & capabilities
Every capability below is a real, deliverable part of this service, not a summary of something you'll need to ask about later.
PCI DSS Readiness
A structured, requirement-by-requirement readiness process that leaves no ambiguity about where you stand.
What ComplyBridge DoesWe run a PCI DSS gap assessment and readiness assessment against each requirement, build a prioritised remediation roadmap, and help prepare the evidence an assessor will expect to see.
Business OutcomeA clear, requirement-by-requirement view of readiness, with a roadmap to close what's outstanding.
Payment Security
The underlying security controls that protect cardholder data, independent of the compliance exercise itself.
What ComplyBridge DoesWe assess payment data protection, access controls, network security, vulnerability management, logging and monitoring, and secure development and testing practices across your cardholder data environment.
Business OutcomePayment security controls assessed against what actually protects cardholder data, not just what a checklist requires.
PCI DSS Compliance Support
Ongoing support through remediation and evidence preparation, up to the point of formal assessment.
What ComplyBridge DoesWe support gap assessment, help implement the controls a remediation plan calls for, build supporting documentation, prepare assessment evidence, and conduct a readiness review before you engage a QSA.
Business OutcomeA cardholder data environment that's genuinely ready when formal assessment begins, not just paperwork that says it is.
Frameworks relevant to this service
ComplyBridge provides PCI DSS consulting, gap assessment and readiness support. Formal PCI DSS validation and certification must be performed by a PCI SSC-authorised Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) or via approved self-assessment processes; ComplyBridge is not a QSA and does not issue PCI DSS certification.
Practical, tangible deliverables
- PCI DSS gap assessment report
- Remediation roadmap
- Readiness assessment
- Evidence preparation pack
- Payment security control assessment
- Policy & procedure documentation
How we deliver this service
The same ComplyBridge methodology, applied specifically to pci dss & payment security.
Assess
Assess your cardholder data environment against PCI DSS requirements to identify gaps and scope.
Design
Design the remediation roadmap and control set needed to close identified gaps.
Implement
Support implementation of payment security controls and the documentation an assessor will expect.
Validate
Conduct a readiness review and prepare evidence ahead of formal assessment by a QSA.
Improve
Support ongoing compliance monitoring so readiness doesn't lapse between assessment cycles.
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