Contact FortConsult if you wish to know: - How to interpret the security requirements in PA DSS - Whether you have the option of exemption from PA DSS certification - How to be PA DSS validated in the quickest and most straightforward manner - How you can minimise your costs in qualifying for PA DSS validation We can also help you obtain PA DSS vali- dation. FortConsult is the only Danish enterprise which is certified by the credit card companies to both conduct audits and security scans of enter- prises' critical payment systems in accordance with PCI DSS - and to check security in payment software in accordance with PA DSS. FortConsult was the first and only enterprise in Scandinavia out of 14 security enterprises in the world that applied for and was approved by the PCI Council as a payment application qualified security assessor (PA QSA) in the first round in summer 2008. On a global scale, just 18 enterprises are authorised to conduct PA DSS audits.   Owing to our early certification, we have already gained experience in helping vendors throughout Scandinavia to interpret the PA DSS and what they need to do in practice to meet its requirements. In addition, we have many years of experience of working with PCI DSS, which means that we have a deep knowledge of the IT environment and issues facing shops and retail outlets. Last, but not least, our extensive, close collaboration with the PCI Council means that we have considerable knowledge of how their guidelines must be be interpreted and put into practice.   You are always welcome to contact us if you have any questions concerning PA DSS or PCI DSS - and would like to know what it may mean for your particular enterprise.   You can read more about the security requirements in PA DSS in the following, as well as how to obtain PA DSS validation in the easiest possible manner.   About PA DSS Who has to comply with PA DSS? Who does not have to comply with PA DSS? Who lays down the security requirements? What are the security requirements? Benefits of PA DSS validation FortConsult and PA DSS Get a good overall perspective as soon as possible How to prepare for PA DSS validation Contact us - PCI DSS certified in 2004 to perform security scans as the first and only company in Scandinavia. - PCI DSS certified in 2005 to conduct audits as the first and only company in Scandinavia. - Chosen by the bank sector in Denmark to help all Danish bank data centres to acquire PCI DSS validation due to our early PCI DSS certification, our considerable experience in the PCI area and our extensive knowledge of the financial sector. - Permanent PCI DSS service provider to all Danish banks needing PCI DSS assistance. - Has carried out PCI DSS tasks for some of the biggest retail chains in Scandinavia at international level. - Is today the leading PCI DSS service provider in Scandinavia and the Baltic. We have, for instance, certified more than 60 percent of the enterprises on VISA's list of validated Scandinavian service providers. - PA DSS certified in 2008 as the first and only company in Denmark - and among the first 14 in the world.