PCI DSS v4 COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE FOR MERCHANTS, PROCESSORS & SERVICE PROVIDERS
Manage all 12 PCI DSS v4 requirements at the sub-requirement level — 250+ controls, customized approach support, CDE scoping, ASV scan calendar, pen-test finding tracking, SAQ and ROC generated from live data.
What is PCI DSS v4 and who must comply? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard v4.0 (March 2022, mandatory enforcement March 2025) is the global standard for protecting cardholder data. Compliance is mandatory for any entity that stores, processes, or transmits payment card data — merchants of every size, payment processors, and third-party service providers. The standard covers 12 top-level requirements expanded to 250+ controls, and uniquely allows a "customized approach" alongside the traditional "defined approach" for any control where you can demonstrate equivalent objective fulfilment.
ALL 12 REQUIREMENTS, TRACKED AT THE SUB-REQUIREMENT LEVEL
PCI DSS v4 expands to 250+ testing procedures across the familiar 12 requirements. Venvera renders every sub-requirement with implementation status, applicable approach (defined or customized), control owner, evidence link, and the test procedure your QSA will run. Cross-mapping to ISO 27001:2022, NIST CSF 2.0, and SOC 2 means controls implemented for one count for the others where the requirements overlap.
- Every sub-requirement tracked individually (not just the top 12)
- Defined approach + customized approach options per requirement
- Test procedure pre-loaded for QSA walkthroughs
- Cross-mapping to ISO 27001 Annex A, NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2 TSC
- Filter views per requirement, per CDE system, per applicability
CARDHOLDER DATA ENVIRONMENT, SCOPED LIVE
Your CDE is the network of systems that store, process, or transmit cardholder data, plus systems connected to those. Get the scope wrong and the QSA expands the audit. Venvera tags every asset with its CDE relationship (in-CDE / connected / segmented-out), tracks segmentation controls explicitly, and surfaces any system that drifts into scope. The annual scope validation produces itself from the live asset inventory and your data-flow diagrams.
- Asset register with explicit in-CDE / connected / out-of-scope tagging
- Segmentation control tracking (network, host, identity)
- Drift alerts when a connected system gains CDE characteristics
- Data-flow diagrams kept current — not annually re-drawn
- Annual scope validation report generated from live state
CUSTOMIZED APPROACH FOR THE CONTROLS THAT DON’T FIT
PCI DSS v4 introduces the customized approach: meet the requirement’s objective without following the defined sub-requirement procedure. The price is rigour — a documented Targeted Risk Analysis, the customized approach objective, the implementation, and the testing your QSA will perform. Venvera captures all four for every control where you’re using it.
- Customized approach toggle per sub-requirement
- Targeted risk analysis template (OCR-style methodology)
- Customized approach objective wording, vetted with your QSA
- Linked compensating controls and their effectiveness evidence
- Auditor view shows defined vs. customized side-by-side
QUARTERLY ASV SCANS AND ANNUAL PENETRATION TESTS
Requirement 11 mandates quarterly external vulnerability scans by an Approved Scanning Vendor and annual internal + external penetration testing. Venvera schedules both, captures results, links findings to the risk register, and tracks remediation against the requirement-specific timelines. Miss a scan window and Venvera raises it as a finding before the QSA does.
- ASV scan calendar with auto-overdue alerts (Req 11.3.2)
- Penetration test results imported with finding-by-finding tracking (Req 11.4)
- Internal vulnerability scans tracked separately (Req 11.3.1)
- Network segmentation testing schedule per Req 11.4.5
- CDE scope re-confirmed per scan cycle
SAQ, ROC, AND AOC — GENERATED FROM LIVE CONTROLS
The Self-Assessment Questionnaires (A through D, plus P2PE-HW) and the Report on Compliance for Level 1 entities are produced directly from your control state. The Attestation of Compliance is one click. No more dragging the auditor through six different SharePoint sites the night before signing.
- SAQ A / A-EP / B / B-IP / C / C-VT / D-Merchant / D-SP / P2PE-HW supported
- Report on Compliance (DOCX) generated for Level 1 entities
- Attestation of Compliance (PDF) one-click export
- Per-requirement evidence references inserted automatically
- Version history with diffs for auditor walkthroughs
CONTINUOUS MONITORING — NOT AN ANNUAL SPRINT
PCI DSS v4 requires continuous controls — daily log review (Req 10.4.1), monthly internal scans (Req 11.3.1), quarterly ASV scans, semi-annual segmentation tests. Venvera schedules all of them, integrates with your SIEM and asset inventory, and ensures the recurring requirements actually recur. The annual ROC is the easy part when the daily / monthly / quarterly evidence is already there.
- Daily log review tracking (Req 10.4.1)
- Monthly internal vulnerability scan reminders (Req 11.3.1)
- Quarterly ASV scan windows + overdue alerts
- Semi-annual segmentation testing schedule
- Continuous control review with role-based assignment
PCI DSS V4 COMPLIANCE: VENVERA VS MANUAL TRACKING
12
Top-level requirements
250+
Sub-requirements (v4 expansion)
60%
Average overlap with ISO 27001
1 click
AoC and SAQ export
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