Payment-flow and scope review
Payment channels, relevant systems, third parties, and scope considerations.
Compliance & Strategy
PCI DSS Readiness
Clarify your scope.
Protect payment data.
Make payment security requirements easier to understand and act on. Map payment flows, identify gaps, and prepare for applicable validation activities.
IRON FIST LABS / 12Compliance & Strategy
01 / THE CHALLENGE
Payment flows define the work ahead.
Different payment channels, providers, and connected systems can make responsibilities difficult to untangle. Readiness work organizes the environment and the next steps for validation.
02 / WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Expertise you can
put to work.
A clear handoff for the people making decisions and the people delivering the work.
PCI DSS gap assessment
Relevant technical and procedural gaps with supporting observations.
Prioritized remediation roadmap
Actions and ownership recommendations for payment-security improvements.
Validation preparation and handoff
Support organizing evidence and reviewing open items with your team and designated assessor.
Your proposal confirms the deliverables, scope, responsibilities, and schedule for your engagement.
03 / HOW WE WORK
A clear path.
From start to next steps.
Map payment flows
Understand where payment data is handled and which systems may be in scope.
Review control gaps
Assess relevant technical and procedural controls.
Prioritize improvements
Plan access, configuration, logging, and other identified changes.
Prepare validation materials
Organize documentation and coordinate with your bank, provider, or assessor.
A STRONG START
Bring the context.
We’ll shape the plan.
You do not need every answer before getting in touch. These details help us scope the work.
A useful starting point
Payment channels, providers, system diagrams, and requests from your bank or assessor.
The right people
Payment operations, IT, and the contact coordinating validation.
What shapes the engagement
Payment architecture, connected systems, provider roles, existing evidence, and validation requirements. We agree timing after reviewing these factors.
SEE THE SHAPE OF THE WORK
From observation
to next action.
A short example of how we make findings useful. The final format and depth depend on your agreed engagement.
Discuss your deliverablesILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE01 / BRIEF
Example payment-scope note
Fictional scenario. Not a client result or a completed assessment.
- Focus
- A connected system needs review
- Observation
- A fictional payment-flow map identifies an integration whose security responsibilities are unclear.
- Recommended next step
- Document its role and confirm scope and evidence expectations with the appropriate payment or assessment contact.
CONTEXT → OWNERSHIP → ACTION
04 / BEFORE WE BEGIN
A little clarity.
A better start.
Do you certify compliance?
This service provides readiness support. Validation requirements and acceptance involve your bank, payment provider, or designated assessor.
Which questionnaire applies to us?
We review your payment environment and help clarify the appropriate validation path with the parties accepting your evidence.
Are scans and penetration tests included?
Testing requirements and any additional services are confirmed in the proposal.
LET’S DEFINE THE RIGHT ENGAGEMENT
Start a conversation.
Make your next
move clearer.
Tell us what prompted your search, what matters to your business, and any deadline. We’ll help define the right scope.
What happens next
- We review your priorities.
- We discuss the right scope with you.
- You receive a clear proposal before work begins.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell us what you need.
A clearer picture. A practical next step.
Tell us what you’re working on.
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