Keeping payment data safe isn’t just good practice – it’s non-negotiable. PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is the global benchmark for protecting cardholder info and tackling fraud head-on. If your business handles payment card data in any form, this standard is your rulebook – from indie coffee shops to global retailers.
For service providers like ESco, PCI DSS compliance isn’t a box-ticking exercise – it’s how we prove our commitment to secure payments and earn our clients’ trust. As a Level 2 Service Provider, we go through an annual SAQ-D assessment – the heavyweight questionnaire that covers all 12 core PCI requirements and 252 checks. Think: encrypted data, locked-down access, secure networks, system testing, and a rock-solid information security policy.
We’re pleased to confirm that we’ve successfully passed our PCI DSS compliance assessment for this year. But compliance isn’t a once-a-year event – it’s a continuous process. That’s why we’re already preparing for next year’s audit, keeping our controls sharp and our systems secure every single day.
Our reaccreditation rolls around every 1st of April (no, it’s not an April Fool’s), but we treat it with the seriousness it deserves. On top of that, we run weekly external scans through a certified Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV), probing our public-facing systems for vulnerabilities – before anyone else can.
Because for us, security isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s part of the service.
