Tag: pci dss

What is PCI SSF/PCI Secure SLC/PCI S3?

This new article presents a brief introduction to the Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework (PCI SSF), which replaced the PA-DSS (Payment Applications Data Security Standard) standard in October 2022. Introduction One...

/ January 27, 2026

PCI SSC Standards Ecosystem (updated January 2026)

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has developed multiple security standards that define specific security requirements oriented towards the protection of each of the areas related to the security of payment card data,...

/ January 26, 2026

It is not said: "PCI DSS Audit". It should read: ‘PCI DSS Compliance Assessment’

It is very common to hear the terms "PCI DSS Audit" or "PCI DSS Auditor" within the jargon related to PCI DSS standard compliance. The use of this terminology is overcrowded even in Qualified Security Advisors...

/ October 22, 2024

Brief review of the PCI SSC Europe Community Meeting 2024 in Barcelona

This October 2024 the PCI SSC Europe Community Meeting was held in the beautiful city of Barcelona (Spain). In this article we tell you the main topics covered, the changes that are coming in terms of standards of...

/ October 14, 2024

What is PCI DSS?

This new series of articles from PCI Hispano will present an overview of each of the standards currently published by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Board.

/ August 18, 2024

All you need to know about INFI in PCI DSS v4.x (discontinued)

NOTE: On 19 March 2024, the PCI SSC took the decision to discontinue the use of Items Noted for Improvement (INFI) forms, introduced with version 4.0 of the PCI DSS standard. This decision has been made with...

/ March 20, 2024

PCI DSS v4.0 in Microsoft Excel format

How many times have we needed PCI DSS v4.0 controls organized into a Microsoft Excel file? Surely many. Unfortunately, the PCI SSC only publishes the standard in PDF version, which greatly limits the dynamics in the management of...

/ December 12, 2023

AWS publishes its PCI DSS v4.0 compliance guide

As part of its efforts to facilitate the implementation of controls of different security standards in its customers' environments, Amazon Web Services (AWS), as a cloud service provider (CSP), published...

/ November 28, 2023