Tools to Assist with PCI Assessments
First-time compliance assessments
For Merchants that are performing a PCI DSS assessment for the first time, the PCI Council has a number of tools and resources to provide guidance and assistance.
PCI Prioritized Approach Tool
The PCI Prioritized Approach Tool provides six security milestones that will help you incrementally protect against the highest risk factors and escalating threats while on the road to PCI DSS compliance. It offers you:
You may find the PCI Prioritized Approach Tool in the PCI SSC Document Library
PCI SSC small merchants resources
There are small merchant resources available to help educate you on the relevance and importance of PCI compliance and they serve as a first step toward familiarization and compliance with the PCI DSS:
Learn more about Why Security Matters
Access the PCI SSC Small Merchant website
Additional PCI SSC resources
Whether this is your first or fifth time complying with PCI DSS standards, to help an organization work toward compliance, you have access to a number of tools and resources on the PCI SSC website
The PCI SSC also offers a variety of information supplements and guidance documents in its Document Library.
You can download these tools in the PCI SSC Document Library
Contact our Data Security team
To report a data compromise or cardholder breach, call 1-800-347-3083. Or contact us for any compliance-related questions.