Whether you have been asked to conduct an Independent Investigation (specified by your Acquirer), or need assistance with a full PCI Forensic Investigation, 3B Data Security is perfectly suited to resolve the situation for you.
3B Data Security are one of only a handful of globally approved PFI companies certified by the PCI SSC (PCI Security Standards Council) and payment card brands to help merchants forensically investigate and recover from a compromise of cardholder data
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A PCI Forensic Investigation (PFI) is a specific type of investigation, carried out following a payment card data breach.
Conducted by professionals who are approved as PCI Forensic Investigators, these investigations delve deep into the incident to uncover critical details about the breach.
The main objective of a PFI is to identify how the breach occurred, assess the scope of the breach and the volume of card data at risk, and provide recommendations for remediation and prevention of future incidents.
This involves a comprehensive examination of the compromised systems to determine the methodologies used by attackers to gain unauthorised access to payment card data.
Our team of experts will explain and discuss the process in a clear and simple manner, helping you to identify (and if necessary to contain) the breach and conduct an investigation suitable to your circumstances. Our senior staff have been conducting PFIs since before the official scheme began.
We also act as a PFI Expert Witness to assist with any potential litigation process and impart our knowledge for civil disputes or appeals.
Our expert witness experience within the criminal prosecution and court system, combined with our expert knowledge of the PFI process, makes us a natural partner to assist when required.
As well as being one of only a handful of globally approved PFI companies certified by the PCI SSC and payment card brands, 3B Data Security is also an approved PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor Company (QSAC). This enables us to perform PCI Compliance consulting, and provide advisory and audit services to help merchants obtain certification against the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Our senior consultants have been Qualified Security Assessors (QSA) since 2008, and have been investigating cardholder data compromises for Visa and MasterCard since 2007, subsequently becoming Core PCI Forensic Investigators (PFIs) status when the PCI Security Standards Council formed the PCI PFI Program in 2011.
Get in touch today to find out more about our PCI Forensic Investigator service, and how the team at 3B Data Security can help your organisation determine the cause and extent of a payment card breach.
Our expert team have investigated hundreds of cardholder data breach investigations for all types of organisations in numerous environments with ever-changing technologies.
The knowledge, experience and relationships gained from being a part of the payment card industry for this length of time helps distinguish 3B Data Security as a trusted, credible, and reliable PCI partner.
We’re one of only a handful of globally approved PFI companies certified by the PCI SSC and payment card brands, and an approved PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor Company (QSAC). Our senior consultants have been Qualified Security Assessors (QSA) since 2008, and have been investigating cardholder data compromises for Visa and MasterCard since 2007.