By Murty Nisthala, CISA, CISSP, CCSP. Reviewed by Girija Togarati, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

PCI DSS compliance is validated in one of two ways: a Self Assessment Questionnaire or an audit by a Qualified Security Assessor.

Self Assessment Questionnaire

An SAQ is completed by your own team and suits lower transaction volumes and simpler environments. There are several SAQ types based on how you handle card data.

Qualified Security Assessor audit

A QSA is an independent assessor who audits your environment and produces a Report on Compliance and an Attestation of Compliance. Higher volume merchants and service providers usually need this.

Pick the right route

Univate confirms whether you need an SAQ or a QSA audit during a free assessment and prepares you either way.

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