PA-DSS Standard – Why boot camp ?
The Application which stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data as part of authorization or settlement is not eligible for validation under PA DSS, if
- The application is in beta version
- The application is developed in-house and only used by the company that developed the application
- The application is developed and sold to a single customer for the sole use of that customer
- All of the above

Cybersecurity workforce is expected to rise to 6 million by 2019, with a projected shortfall of 1.5 million
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Understand PA DSS and gain real-world insights on best practices implementation
Incubate a thought blast information security program in your organisation
Do you really need a QSA to do validate PA-DSS compliance ?
Can you choose, not to encrypt card holder data and still become PA-DSS compliant ?
Do states have laws requiring data breach notifications to the affected parties?
The true mettle of PA DSS lies in implementation and maintenance

PCI DSS may be the buzz word but there are other standards council is promoting. PA DSS falls in second to PCI DSS. The PA-DSS has indeed been branched off from the PCI-DSS standard and tailored to suite applications, which are present in the PCI-DSS environment. PA DSS is one among the matured standards in the industry to evaluate the application against, showcases the security index of your application.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DURATION | 2 Days |
PA-DSS Overview | An overview of the PA-DSS Standard will be covered in this session including the terminologies used will be discussed. |
PA-DSS v3.2 – 101 | Overview on the PA-DSS lifecycle and the adoption of changes in technology by the PA-DSS standards will be discussed in detail. |
PA-DSS Requirements | How the PA-DSS requirements are pertinent in an environment and the various challenges, conceptions and techniques will be suggested |
Current Industry Trends and Challenges | What are the challenges in the industry in implementing PA-DSS controls and how it overcome with commonplace technology controls. |
Real Time Solutions | The session will be interactive in conduct and will include discussion of various tools, techniques and solutions, for meeting the intent of the requirements defined in the PA-DSS standard. |
QSA Opinion – Intent vs Implementation | The session will also discuss the role of a QSA in construing the intent of the requirement while evaluating the controls which have been implemented. |
Scenarios | The entire standard will be presented as scenario based analysis |