Network segmentation, cardholder data environment scoping, and technical control implementation for cloud environments — from a team with a track record of taking infrastructure through to a passed PCI DSS audit.
Shared-responsibility models and dynamic cloud networking make cardholder data environment scoping genuinely difficult — segmentation that looks correct in a network diagram doesn't always hold up in a cloud-native deployment. This is the specific gap this engagement addresses.
Assessment and validation for organizations subject to that requirement sits with a Qualified Security Assessor, not ACS. This engagement is the infrastructure work that supports that validation, coordinated directly with your QSA where one is engaged.
No — formal PCI DSS assessment and validation for organizations subject to that requirement requires a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). ACS provides the infrastructure-level segmentation and control implementation work that determines how that assessment goes, with a track record of taking that work through to a passed audit.
Yes — ACS has prepared infrastructure for and passed a PCI DSS audit as part of prior engagement work.
Shared-responsibility boundaries and dynamic cloud network segmentation make PCI scoping harder than in a traditional on-prem environment — this is specifically where infrastructure-level technical work matters most.
Network segmentation isolating the cardholder data environment, access control around in-scope systems, logging sufficient for PCI evidence requirements, and encryption configuration for cardholder data at rest and in transit.
Yes — we coordinate on technical scope and control implementation; the formal validation relationship remains between you and your QSA.
Both — proper segmentation is often the single highest-leverage way to reduce what's actually in scope for assessment, which we evaluate as part of this engagement rather than assuming your current scope is already minimal.
Tell us your current cardholder data environment scope. We'll assess where segmentation and controls need work.