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. We recommend that you prepare for the new payment application security standard (PA DSS) today and determine the effect it will have on your business. Both PCI DSS and PA DSS are here to stay and experience shows that it is valuable to start the process as quickly as possible to gain an overview of where your payment application is compliant with the standard and where this is not the case. Incorporating the action plan for obtaining PA DSS validation with your current development strategy will minimize any changes required to make the application compliant and avoid unecessary duplication of effort.   In addition to the credit card companies' list of PA DSS certified software developers, VISA has published a blacklist of enterprises that have developed software with security issues. Our advice to you is to find out where you stand as quickly as possible so that you avoid appearing on the blacklist and have the opportunity to comply with the PA DSS security requirements to gain a competitive advantage.   You can find the list of PA DSS certified software developers here.   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.