Inspiration and Beliefs

Protecting cardholder data isn't just about compliance—it's about building customer trust and safeguarding your business reputation. Black Fox Security delivers comprehensive PCI DSS compliance services that transform security requirements into business advantages, helping you create secure payment environments while minimizing operational disruption.

  • PCI compliance should enhance your payment processes, not create friction for customers or staff.
  • Effective PCI DSS implementation requires ongoing monitoring and adaptation, not point-in-time certification.
  • We design controls that fit your specific business environment rather than applying one-size-fits-all solutions.
  • Strategically minimizing your compliance scope delivers stronger security with lower implementation costs.

Our Process

  • 1

    Comprehensive evaluation covering performance, security, architecture, and management

  • 2
    Our experts analyze network traffic patterns, utilization levels, latency, packet loss, and throughput across your environment, identifying bottlenecks, oversubscribed segments, and capacity limitations that impact application performance.
  • 3
    We assess your network security controls, including segmentation, access controls, firewall rules, intrusion detection/prevention, encryption, and monitoring capabilities, identifying vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
  • 4
    Our team evaluates your network architecture against best practices and your business requirements, examining redundancy, scalability, complexity, standardization, and support for critical applications and services.
  • 5
    Based on our assessment, we deliver prioritized findings and actionable recommendations, from quick-win optimizations to strategic improvements, with clear explanations of their business benefits and implementation considerations.

F.A.Q.

PCI DSS has four compliance levels based primarily on transaction volume:

  • Level 1: Over 6 million transactions annually
  • Level 2: 1-6 million transactions annually
  • Level 3: 20,000-1 million e-commerce transactions annually
  • Level 4: Fewer than 20,000 e-commerce transactions or up to 1 million regular transactions annually

"Scope" refers to all systems, processes, and personnel that process, store, or transmit cardholder data or could impact their security. Reducing scope through segmentation and tokenization limits where compliance controls must be implemented, significantly reducing costs while improving security.

Implementation costs vary based on your organization's size, complexity, current security posture, and compliance level. Black Fox Security provides customized quotes after an initial assessment, with solutions designed to maximize security while minimizing costs through strategic scope reduction.

Formal validation is required annually, but compliance itself is an ongoing obligation. Black Fox Security recommends quarterly internal assessments to ensure continuous compliance between formal validation cycles.

Schedule a Free Consultation

Take the first step toward secure, compliant payment processing. Contact our success management team for a free consultation to discuss your PCI DSS compliance needs.

Popular Services

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Outsourcing and Staffing
  • Cost Analysis – We evaluate your IT spending to identify cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing performance.
  • Infrastructure Inventory – We take a detailed inventory of your current IT infrastructure to assess efficiency and future scalability.
  • BP Automation – Let us automate tedious business processes, improving efficiency, and freeing up valuable resources.
  • Cloud Readiness Assessment – Evaluate your current setup and provide a migration roadmap.
  • Software Stack Evaluation – Review current technology for performance and scalability.
  • Virtual CISO – Our virtual CISO service provides strategic security leadership and ensures compliance without the need for a full-time hire.
  • First Responders – Our expert first responders manage security incidents swiftly to minimize downtime and mitigate risks.
  • DevOps: We streamline your development and deployment processes through outsourced DevOps, enhancing your CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
  • Security: Our outsourced security team offers 24/7 threat monitoring, compliance management, and proactive protection for your business.
  • License Provisioning – We handle the procurement and management of essential software licenses, ensuring you have the tools you need to grow.
  • IT Architecture and Infrastructure – We design and implement scalable IT architectures to support your business as it expands.
  • Penetration Testing Services – Web, mobile, network, and cloud penetration testing.
  • GDPR/CCPA Compliance Consulting – Ensure your data handling meets regulatory requirements.
  • Cybersecurity Awareness Training – Equip your teams with the latest in security best practices.
  • SIEM Implementation and Management– Security monitoring tailored to your organization’s needs.