PCI DSS Compliance Assistance | AWS Cardholder Data Security

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) applies to any organization that stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data. Compliance is not optional — it's a contractual requirement with your payment processor, and non-compliance exposes your organization to fines, increased transaction fees, and loss of card acceptance privileges.

Hi-Tex Solutions helps organizations operating in AWS configure, document, and maintain a PCI DSS-compliant cardholder data environment (CDE) — handling the technical controls that are your responsibility as an AWS shared responsibility model customer.

CDE Scoping & Architecture Review Identify what's in scope for PCI DSS, reduce scope where possible (network segmentation, tokenization), and document your cardholder data environment architecture.

AWS Security Configuration Hardening System hardening aligned to PCI DSS Requirements 2 (system configuration), 6 (secure systems), and 8 (access control):

• EC2 and OS hardening against CIS Benchmarks
• Security group and NACLs restricting CDE access to authorized systems only
• Encryption configuration for cardholder data at rest and in transit
• AWS WAF configuration protecting cardholder data web applications

Monitoring & Logging Configuration PCI DSS Requirement 10 (audit trails) and Requirement 11 (security testing):

• AWS CloudTrail, CloudWatch Logs, and Security Hub configured for cardholder data access logging
• Log retention meeting PCI DSS 12-month requirement
• AWS GuardDuty for anomaly detection and threat identification
• AWS Config for continuous configuration compliance monitoring

File Integrity Management AWS-native file integrity monitoring for critical system files and configurations in the CDE — meeting PCI DSS Requirement 11.5.

Patch Management Process Documented patch management procedures meeting PCI DSS Requirement 6.3, with scheduled patching and change tracking.

QSA-Ready Documentation System security policies, network diagrams, data flow documentation, and evidence packages formatted to support your QSA assessment.

Most PCI compliance assistance engagements complete within 4–8 weeks depending on current environment state and scope complexity. Contact us for a scoping call.