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PCI DSS scope-reduction consulting

Scope drives PCI DSS cost. Every system that stores, processes or transmits card data — plus anything connected to it — is in your Cardholder Data Environment (CDE), and every system in the CDE must be assessed and evidenced. Reducing the CDE from eighty servers to eight shrinks your assessment, remediation and recurring cost accordingly. CyberSigma is a PCI SSC-listed QSA Company: we map your card-data flows and use segmentation, tokenisation and data minimisation to cut scope before the assessment, so you pay to protect what actually matters.

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Why it matters

Why scope reduction is the biggest lever

The QSA fee is usually the smallest line item; remediation and tooling scale with CDE size. Cutting the CDE is the single most effective way to reduce total PCI DSS cost and ongoing effort.

Techniques

How we reduce scope

Segmentation
Isolate the CDE with well-configured, tested network segmentation so out-of-scope systems stay out.
Tokenisation
Replace stored PANs with tokens (aligned to RBI Card-on-File) so systems no longer touch card data.
Data minimisation
Stop storing card data you do not need; redesign flows to keep card data out of your environment.
Process

The engagement

  • Card-data discovery and flow mapping
  • Target-state CDE design (segmentation + tokenisation)
  • Segmentation testing to prove isolation
  • Reduced-scope gap assessment ready for the RoC
Outcome

What you get

A defensible, minimised CDE, proof of segmentation, and a materially lower assessment and remediation bill — validated by your QSA.

Proof

See how we’ve done it before

Relevant case study
A payment company reduced its CDE by 35%, cutting assessment cost and effort. Read case studies →
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PCI DSS scope reduction — FAQs

How much can scope reduction save?

It varies, but reducing the CDE materially cuts assessment, remediation and recurring cost — segmentation and tokenisation commonly remove whole system groups from scope.

Does segmentation need to be tested?

Yes. PCI DSS requires segmentation testing to prove that out-of-scope systems are genuinely isolated from the CDE; we perform it as part of the engagement.

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We map your card-data flows and design the smallest defensible CDE. Reply within four business hours.

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