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legalcode-pci-dss-compliance

PCI DSS v4.0.1 compliance assessment for merchants, service providers, and their technology teams covering the full lifecycle: CDE scoping and network segmentation validation, SAQ type determination (SAQ A / A-EP / B / B-IP / C / C-VT / D / P2PE / HCE / SPoC), all 12 PCI DSS requirements analysis (network security controls, stored account data protection, transit encryption, malware protection, secure development, access control, authentication, physical security, logging and monitoring, security testing, organizational policies), QSA preparation and ROC readiness, compensating controls documentation, customized approach Targeted Risk Analysis (TRA), third-party service provider (TPSP) management, merchant level and acquirer compliance obligations (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, JCB), and cross-framework mapping (NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA). Produces COMPLIANT / PARTIAL / NON-COMPLIANT / CRITICAL DEFICIENCY classified findings, prioritized remediation roadmaps, compensating controls worksheets, SAQ recommendation reports, and Glass Box audit trails. Use when a merchant or service provider needs to determine PCI DSS compliance posture, select the correct SAQ, prepare for a QSA assessment, remediate audit findings, implement scope reduction strategies (tokenization, P2PE, network segmentation), document compensating controls, build a customized approach TRA, map PCI DSS to NIST CSF or SOC 2 for harmonized control implementation, or respond to a card-data breach affecting in-scope systems.