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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Implementation

Any organisation that handles card payments carries an obligation to protect that cardholder data. This course guides merchants, processors and their partners through the requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and how to meet them in practice. Participants scope their card environment, close common gaps and prepare the evidence needed to demonstrate compliance.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the purpose and structure of the card data security standard.
  • Define the scope of the cardholder data environment accurately.
  • Reduce scope by limiting where card data is stored and processed.
  • Map organisational controls to the standard's core requirements.
  • Identify and close common compliance gaps.
  • Prepare documentation and evidence to support validation.

Course outline

  1. 01Overview of the Card Security Standard
  2. 02Scoping the Cardholder Data Environment
  3. 03Reducing and Segmenting Scope
  4. 04Protecting Stored and Transmitted Data
  5. 05Access Control and Monitoring Requirements
  6. 06Closing Common Compliance Gaps
  7. 07Evidence, Documentation and Validation

Who should attend

IT security, compliance and operations staff in merchants, banks, processors and service providers that handle card payments.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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