PCI controls that stay current
Keep PCI DSS requirements passing even as your CDE evolves
episki maps DSS requirements, automates testing, and keeps QSAs collaborating in one secure workspace.
What is PCI DSS?
PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a set of security requirements designed to protect cardholder data wherever it is processed, stored, or transmitted. It is maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council and enforced by payment card brands.
The 12 requirement domains
PCI DSS v4.0 organizes controls across twelve requirement families covering network security, access control, vulnerability management, monitoring, and information security policy. Each requirement maps to specific testing procedures that a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) validates during the assessment.
SAQ vs ROC
- Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) — for smaller merchants and service providers with limited cardholder data exposure.
- Report on Compliance (ROC) — a formal audit conducted by a QSA, required for Level 1 merchants and service providers processing high transaction volumes.
Key focus areas
- Cardholder data environment (CDE) scoping — accurately defining which systems, networks, and processes touch card data is the foundation of a clean assessment.
- Network segmentation — isolating the CDE reduces the number of systems in scope and limits blast radius.
- Continuous monitoring — PCI DSS v4.0 emphasizes ongoing security rather than point-in-time compliance, requiring organizations to detect and respond to threats between assessments.
PCI DSS outcomes with episki
Quantify the impact security and compliance brings to your business.
90% automation
Evidence coverage across access, logging, segmentation, and monitoring.
QSA portal
Scoped access keeps your assessor in sync without endless spreadsheets.
Weekly drift checks
Automated alerts highlight misconfigurations before audits.
Why teams choose episki for PCI DSS
Framework-specific automation, collaboration, and reporting in one workspace.
Cardholder data mapped
Visualize systems, networks, and data flows tied to each DSS requirement.
- Track segmentation documentation and approvals
- Connect SIEM and log tools for retention evidence
- Link vulnerability scans and pen tests to controls
Task orchestration for engineering
Send prioritized remediation tasks to Jira or Linear with context.
- Auto-created tickets with required evidence
- SLA tracking ensures high-risk remediations close on time
- Change management logs sync back automatically
QSA-ready collaboration
Centralize requests, walkthroughs, and findings with secure file sharing.
- QSA comments resolve next to each control
- Expiring links for sensitive diagrams
- Exportable ROC narrative drafts
PCI DSS playbook
Follow structured milestones from scoping through ROC submission.
Plug episki into your stack and work directly from this checklist during the free trial.
- ✓ Automated scope confirmation questionnaires
- ✓ Connector-backed logging and monitoring checks
- ✓ Quarterly vulnerability and penetration testing tracker
- ✓ Change-management evidence capture
- ✓ ROC narrative template and artifact index
PCI enablement kit
PCI enablement kit
Give leadership, ops, and QSAs a single source of truth.
CDE architecture report
Share sanitized diagrams and segmentation notes with prospects.
Risk and remediation digest
Weekly summary of open items, owners, and due dates.
Assessor workspace
Prebuilt template keeps every requirement, artifact, and note aligned.
Keep PCI DSS audit-ready around the clock
Spin up your trial, sync evidence, and invite your QSA in a single day.
