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title: PCI DSS 4.0 | PCI
description: PCI | PCI DSS v4.0 is here! Where are you at in your transition to meet the new requirements? Our experienced QSA team has put together checkpoints to help prepare you for the road ahead.
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### [DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-advisory-services)

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##### [Digital Advisory Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-advisory-services)

[Assessment,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-advisory-services/#assessment) [Strategy & Roadmap,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-advisory-services/strategy-roadmap) <https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-advisory-services/strategy-roadmap>[Enterprise Performance Management,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-advisory-services/#enterprise_results_management) [Change Management](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/change-management)

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##### [Digital Studio](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-studio)

[Custom Software Development,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-studio/custom-software-development/) [Product Vision,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-studio/product-vision) [Product Delivery,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-studio/digital-product-delivery/) [Product Operations](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/digital-studio)

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##### [Salesforce](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/salesforce)

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##### [Service Management](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/service-management)

[IT Service Management,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/service-management#it_service_management) [Enterprise Service Management](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/service-management/enterprise-sm)

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##### [Customer Engagement](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/customer-engagement)

[Contact Center Consulting,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/customer-engagement/contact-center-consulting) [Five9,](https://www.obsglobal.com/partners-and-clients/five9/) [Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS),](https://www.obsglobal.com/contact-center-as-a-service-ccaas/) [Conversational AI](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/customer-engagement/conversational-ai)

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##### [Business and Technical Consulting](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/business-and-technical-consulting)

[Project Management,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/business-technical-consulting/) [Quality Assurance  Development & AMS,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/business-technical-consulting/) [Systems Integration,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/business-technical-consulting/) [Cloud Deployment,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/business-technical-consulting/) [Infrastructure Managed Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/business-technical-consulting/infrastructure-managed-services/)

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##### [Data Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/data-services/)

[Data Engineering & Architecture,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/data-services/)[Data Management & Governance,](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/data-services/)[Data Analytics & Reporting](https://www.obsglobal.com/digital-transformation/data-services/)

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##### [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.obsglobal.com)

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### [CYBERSECURITY](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity)

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##### [Security Advisory Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/security-advisory-services)

[CISO Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/security-advisory-services/vciso/) [Security Program Management](http://obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/security-advisory-services/security-program-management/)                                            [Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR)](https://info.obsglobal.com/digital-forensics-incident-response)<http://obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/security-advisory-services/security-program-management/>

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##### [Assessment Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/assessment-services)

[PCI Compliance and Assessment](https://www.obsglobal.com/compliance-assessment-pci) Third-Party Risk Assurance [Risk & Privacy Readiness Assessment and Remediation](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/assessment-services) Compliance and Assessments: ISO, NIST, SOC, GDPR

![2020-02-26-16_38_09-Clipboard](https://info.obsglobal.com/hubfs/2020-02-26-16_38_09-Clipboard.png)

##### [Offensive Security Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services)

[Penetration Testing – Network](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services/penetration-testing) [Wireless](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services/penetration-testing) [Web & App](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services/penetration-testing) [Red Teaming](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services/penetration-testing) [Social Engineering](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services#social_engineering) [Secure Code Analysis & Review](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services#secure_code_analysis_and_review) [Vulnerability Assessment](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services/vulnerability-assessment/) [Autonomous & Continuous Testing](https://info.obsglobal.com/autonomous-continuous-testing)<https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/offensive-security-services#secure_code_analysis_and_review>

![RSP Health-Color Thin](https://info.obsglobal.com/hubfs/RSP%20Health-Color%20Thin.png)

##### [Healthcare Cybersecurity](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/rsp-health/)

[Risk Management Program](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/health-cybersecurity/) [HITRUST Readiness](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/health-cybersecurity/) [HIPAA Compliance](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/health-cybersecurity/)<https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/rsp-health/>

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##### [Cloud Security Services](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/cloud-security-services/)

[Cloud Security Advisory](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/cloud-security-services) [Cloud Security Engineering](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/cloud-security-services) [Cloud Security Assessment (FedRAMP/StateRAMP)](https://www.obsglobal.com/cybersecurity/cloud-security-services)

Innovation

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###### Innovation Lab

Careers

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###### CURRENT OPENINGS

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###### OUR CULTURE

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###### OUR BENEFITS

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###### CULTURE CREDO

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###### Blog

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###### Customer Experience

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###### Agile Transformation

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###### B2B eCommerce

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###### Financial Services

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# PCI DSS 4.0 | PCI

# Our Blog

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## Understanding the Changes to Appendix A1: Multi-Tenant Service Providers

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## Roles and Responsibilities | Who's Driving What?

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##### [PCI SAQ A Changes: Course Correction Update](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/pci-saq-a-changes)

 By [Daryl Jackson](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/daryl-jackson) on March 3, 2025

The PCI SSC has clarified key SAQ A eligibility requirements, shifting security responsibility for embedded payment pages (iFrames) to Third-Party Service Providers (TPSPs). Find out what...

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##### [PCI SAQ A Changes: Course Correction or Alternate Route?](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/pci-dss-saq-a-changes)

 By [Daryl Jackson](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/daryl-jackson) on February 21, 2025

On January 30th, the PCI SSC announced that merchants completing Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) A, would be exempt from complying with PCI DSS requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 under...

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##### [The Time is Now for Future-Dated PCI Requirements](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/the-time-is-now-for-the-future-dated-pci-requirements-)

 By [Dan Lapierre](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/dan-lapierre) on September 20, 2024

Hey PCI Champions! Don’t Breathe a Sigh of Relief Just Yet Congratulations on snagging your v4.0 Report on Compliance (ROC) and Attestation of Compliance (AOC)! You might be thinking, “...

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##### [Take a Pit Stop – 5 Point Inspection Questions to Consider NOW before the 4.0 Last Lap](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/take-a-pit-stop)

 By [Sherri Collis & Steve Levinson](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/sherri-collis-steve-levinson) on June 21, 2023

2023 is flying by. Before you can say March 2024, v3.2.1 of the PCI DSS will be retired. Do you know what your organization needs to do to cross the v4.0 finish line, and how much time it...

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##### [Three Steps to Avoiding an “In Place With Remediation” Status](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/three-steps-to-avoiding-an-in-place-with-remediation-status)

 By [Sherri Collis & Steve Levinson](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/sherri-collis-steve-levinson) on August 15, 2022

Three steps to avoiding the new "In Place with Remediation" status and using the seven P's to help -- prior proper planning prevents p\*#s poor performance!

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##### [DSS 4.0 Clarifies, Strengthens MFA Requirements](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/dss-4.0-clarifies-strengthens-mfa-requirements)

 By [Jordan Wiseman & Kurt Outwater](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/jordan-wiseman-kurt-outwater) on June 2, 2022

MFA under v4.0: No more admin bypass. And no more accessing the CDE without it. Start now and make sure you’ve got the time to set up MFA correctly, and securely. Your users will thank...

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##### [Authenticated Vulnerability Scanning](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/authenticated-vulnerability-scanning)

 By [Jeff Man](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/jeff-man) on May 2, 2022

One of the most significant changes introduced in PCI DSS v4.0 involves the documented approach for performing internal vulnerability scans. The internal vulnerability scanning requirement...

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##### [Monitor the Monitoring](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/monitor-the-monitoring)

 By [Clark Dixon](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/clark-dixon) on April 21, 2022

There are two notable changes that may require a fair bit of runway to fully meet the existing requirement to monitor your critical security control systems.

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##### [Understanding the Changes to Appendix A1: Multi-Tenant Service Providers](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/multi-tenant-service-providers)

 By [Adam Gaydosh](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/adam-gaydosh) on April 21, 2022

Are you a SaaS? Do you offer various shared services to merchants and other service providers with access to resources or services being logically controlled or partitioned to keep...

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##### [Incident Response - Unexpected PAN Identified](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/incident-response-unexpected-pan-identified)

 By [Mark Hannah](https://info.obsglobal.com/pci-dss-4.0/author/mark-hannah) on April 21, 2022

Mistakes with PAN happen! Data leaks, memory dumps, or debug logs can accidentally contain sensitive information and can leak data into unexpected places in your environment. It is now a...

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