PCI Software Security Framework Assessments
PCI Software Security Framework (SSF) compliance is a complicated process, but PCI compliance can be made easier with an experienced partner to help you streamline the assessment process and efficiently validate your software lifecycle and payment applications.
PCI Software Security Framework Compliance Assessment
The PCI Software Security Framework (SSF) is a collection of standards (Secure Software Standard and Secure Software Lifecycle Standard) for the secure design and development of traditional and modern payment software. Using validated payment applications can support an organization’s PCI DSS compliance and reduce the effort required to test and validate the in-scope system components and environment.
The Secure Software Lifecycle (SLC) assessment enables software vendors with more rapid release cycles to self-attest for some change types, while providing customers with assurance that the vendor has implemented robust and secure coding practices.
Our Software Security Framework payment application assessment services provide independent validation of all types of payment software, enabling software vendors to demonstrate to customers that their products can be relied upon to facilitate secure payment transactions. Our SSF software lifecycle assessment services (SLC) provide a path to independently validate how software vendors integrate security throughout the entire software lifecycle.
MegaplanIT provides assessment services using a project-based, multi-phased approach. Our experienced, qualified assessors perform the necessary testing procedures and report development while guiding you through the entire process.
PCI Software Security Framework
How It Works
Our Secure Software Standard assessment services provide independent validation of all types of payment software, enabling software vendors to demonstrate to customers that their products can be relied upon to facilitate secure payment transactions. Our SSF software lifecycle assessment services (SLC) provide a path to independently validate how software vendors integrate security throughout the entire software lifecycle. MegaplanIT provides assessment services using a project-based, multi-phased approach. Our experienced, qualified assessors perform the necessary testing procedures and report development while guiding you through the entire process.
Review Project Scope
Data Gathering, Review, and Analysis
Application Penetration Testing
Draft Report
MegaplanIT Quality Assurance
Report Delivery & Project Closure
MegaplanIT will deliver the draft reporting deliverables to you for client review and feedback. After completing additional updates and QA acceptance, the assessor will submit the final reports for validated payment applications and software lifecycles to PCI SSC AQM for review and approval. Relevant feedback and findings of interest are communicated to the client, as received from AQM.
Upon completing the AQM review and acceptance cycle, MegaplanIT will schedule a project closing meeting to review the overall project, receive feedback, conduct a Lessons Learned readout, and identify any further actions or next steps.
Review Project Scope
Migrating to the PCI Software Security Framework
The challenges, obstacles, and all the guidance you will need is right here!
PCI Secure Software Standard Requirements
The Four Core Security Objectives
Payment applications for customer system installation (or sale, distribution, or licensing to third parties) qualify for assessment against the Secure Software Standard. However, software for single-customer or internal, in-house use is not eligible for this type of PCI assessment. The assessor documents the assessment results in a Report on Validation (ROV) and Attestation of Validation (AOV). Upon AQM approval and acceptance, the PCI SSC includes approved payment applications on its listing of Validated Payment Software.
MegaplanIT performs testing against the four core security objectives and applicable modules detailed within the Secure Software Standard:
Reducing potential entry points for threats by limiting exposed functions, services, and code.
Implementing safeguards like encryption, authentication, and access controls to protect sensitive data and functions.
Ensuring the application runs securely in production through configuration, monitoring, and patching practices.
Building and maintaining security throughout development, deployment, and updates to address threats over time.
Make Our Team, Your Team!
Our innovative IT security and compliance solutions are designed to deliver customized, cost-effective service on time—because your priorities are our priorities. With a highly qualified team of qualified team of PCI Assessors, and Information Security Consultants here at MegaplanIT, we will assess your unique company and business environment and design a path to security that will fit all of your needs.
