Cybersecurity · Secure
We help you define where card data actually flows, shrink that scope wherever possible, close the remaining control gaps, and prepare the evidence an assessor will ask for. Reducing scope, often by using hosted payment pages or tokenisation, typically cuts both compliance effort and risk more than any control project. We assess your controls against the requirements applicable to your merchant or provider level and validate that your segmentation genuinely holds. The formal assessment is performed by a QSA or a valid self-assessment; our role is to make that assessment straightforward.
In short
PCI DSS assessment support prepares your cardholder data environment for assessment and reduces the scope you have to defend. The single most effective lever is usually scope reduction, because systems that never touch card data fall outside the requirements entirely.
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We establish exactly where cardholder data is stored, processed and transmitted, then remove systems from scope wherever possible. Every system taken out of scope is one you no longer have to secure and evidence to the standard. This is consistently the fastest route to lower cost and lower risk.
We compare your current controls against the requirements applicable to your merchant or provider level. This shows precisely what must change before an assessment can succeed. The findings are prioritised so you tackle the blocking gaps first.
We validate that the segmentation separating your cardholder data environment from the rest of the network genuinely holds, and assemble the evidence an assessor will request. Segmentation that fails quietly pulls far more systems back into scope. Preparing the evidence in advance keeps the assessment efficient and predictable.
We prioritise remediation against the assessment timetable and the impact each change has on the business. This prevents a scramble of last-minute fixes before the assessor arrives. The plan sequences work so the environment is genuinely ready, not merely paperwork-ready.
What you receive
Documented output your teams keep and can act on without us in the room.
When this work helps
How an engagement runs
Understand what matters most, the obligations in play, and what the organisation is genuinely trying to protect. We agree scope and rules of engagement in writing here, so testing is bounded and authorised before it begins.
Test and review the systems in scope, and establish real exposure rather than theoretical risk. We gather evidence for every finding, so severity reflects what we demonstrated rather than what is merely conceivable.
Prioritise remediation, control improvements, and architecture changes against risk and effort. We sequence the work so the exposures that matter most are closed first, within what the team can realistically do.
Support remediation, retest what was fixed, and help the practice hold as the environment changes. We confirm fixes actually closed the issue, rather than taking remediation on trust.
Where we work
Fidova delivers cybersecurity consulting and technical assurance from Delhi, India, and works with clients internationally; testing and review are performed remotely against your environments, with on-site work arranged when scope requires it.
Engagements run in English, are scheduled around your time zone, and can be delivered remotely end to end, with on-site time planned where a phase genuinely benefits from being in the room.
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