PCI DSS Compliance for Third-Party Risk Management

Automated supplier assessments, supply chain risk management, and controls mapped to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover functions.

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PCI DSS Compliance with ComplyScore®

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requires organizations to manage security risks from third-party service providers with access to cardholder data environments. PCI DSS v4.0 mandates documented due diligence, written agreements, and ongoing monitoring ensuring service providers maintain appropriate security controls.

ComplyScore® automates service provider security assessments aligned to PCI DSS requirements, maintains continuous monitoring of cardholder data environment controls, and generates audit-ready documentation proving compliance throughout vendor relationships.

How ComplyScore® Accelerates PCI DSS Compliance

Requirement 12.8: Service Provider Risk Management

PCI DSS Requirement 12.8 mandates maintaining policies and procedures for managing service providers with access to cardholder data, including due diligence before engagement and ongoing monitoring.

Automated service provider assessments before cardholder data access begins
PCI DSS control validation across payment processing vendors
Evidence collection documenting Requirement 12.8 compliance for QSA audits
Risk-based classification determining assessment depth per service provider

Requirement 12.8.2: Service Provider Monitoring

PCI DSS requires annual monitoring of service provider PCI DSS compliance status through attestations of compliance (AOC) and validation evidence.

Centralized AOC repository with expiration tracking and renewal alerts
Automated service provider monitoring for quarterly ASV scans when applicable
Alert workflows when service provider compliance status changes

Requirement 12.8.4 & 12.8.5: Service Provider Inventory

Organizations must maintain accurate inventories of service providers with access to cardholder data and document services provided.

Automated service provider register with cardholder data access tracking
Service scope documentation per PCI DSS Requirement 12.8.5
One-click inventory reports for QSA audit evidence requests

Incident Response Coordination

When service providers experience cardholder data breaches, organizations must coordinate incident response and notification per PCI DSS requirements.

Service provider incident tracking workflows
Complete audit trails documenting breach response coordination
Evidence supporting PCI DSS forensic investigation requirements

Built for PCI DSS and Payment Security Standards

ComplyScore® integrates with your payment security infrastructure and supports multiple compliance frameworks simultaneously.

Every service provider assessment includes complete audit trails with PCI DSS requirement mappings, AOC documentation, and incident response records. Support for PA-DSS, 3D Secure, PSD2, and other payment security standards means one platform handles multi-framework payment vendor risk management.

Connects across your GRC and ISMS tools

GRC Platforms: ServiceNow, Archer, LogicGate
Payment Security Tools: Tokenization platforms, payment gateways, card data discovery solutions
Risk Intelligence: SecurityScorecard, RiskRecon, BitSight for service provider security monitoring

Results Organizations Achieve with ComplyScore

4-6X

faster vendor onboarding

90%+

vendor coverage

40%

less audit prep effort

Continuous

compliance monitoring