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PCI DSS v4.0

Practice: Cybersecurity · Type: Standard

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0 is the mandatory control framework for any organisation that stores, processes or transmits cardholder data, maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council.

Benefits​

  • Scored on PCI DSS v4.0's own scale across its requirements — not a generic rubric.
  • Every score is traceable to the client's own control evidence.
  • Gaps ranked by severity, ready to close ahead of a QSA assessment or self-assessment.
  • A board-ready slide deck and a detailed report generated automatically.
  • Re-runnable as the cardholder-data environment changes or scope narrows.

When to use it​

  • Before a QSA assessment or a self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ).
  • When an organisation stores, processes or transmits cardholder data and must demonstrate compliance.
  • To confirm the cardholder-data environment scope and applicable SAQ.
  • To re-baseline controls ahead of an annual PCI DSS validation.

What it assesses​

Celeredge assesses cardholder-data environment scope, the PCI DSS requirements and the applicable SAQ, and surfaces the control gaps to close ahead of a QSA assessment or self-assessment. It covers:

  • Cardholder-data environment scope
  • The twelve PCI DSS requirements
  • The applicable Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)

Expected output​

Celeredge produces per-requirement maturity scores on PCI DSS v4.0's own scale. Each answer carries a confidence signal and citations back to the client's evidence, and gaps are ranked by severity. The run generates a board-ready slide deck and a detailed HTML report. See Maturity Scoring, Reports and Deck Studio.

How to use it in Celeredge​

  1. Collect the client's evidence — network diagrams, policies and control records — see Evidence Collection.
  2. In Diagnose, select PCI DSS v4.0.
  3. Run the assessment and watch it stream — see Running Assessments.
  4. Review per-requirement answers with their confidence and citations, then accept the ones you trust.
  5. Send gaps to Plan — see Gap Analysis.

FAQ​

What is PCI DSS v4.0?​

Maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0 sets the mandatory controls that apply to any organisation handling cardholder data — whether it stores, processes or transmits it.

What does a Celeredge PCI DSS v4.0 assessment deliver?​

An evidence-based readiness assessment scored on the standard's own scale, with gaps ranked by severity and an auto-generated, board-ready slide deck and detailed report — every score traceable to the evidence behind it.

How does the assessment work?​

Clients upload their own evidence — policies, reports and data. An AI interviewer asks targeted follow-ups to fill anything missing, the platform scores against the framework, ranks the gaps, and generates the deliverables.

Celeredge runs an independent readiness and alignment review against this framework. It is not a certification audit and is not endorsed by the standard's owner. Framework and standard names are trademarks of their respective owners.