PCI DSS

PCI DSS evidence tied to your assessment scope

Collect evidence, test payment security controls, and track remediation with Zaniaโ€™s AI agents. Give your team a source-linked record of findings across the environment in scope.

โ€œZania is building the foundational infrastructure for AI-native security compliance, a category-defining shift that will power the next generation of autonomous systems.โ€

PayPal

Jonathan Cordeau

Vice President at PayPal

Evidence Collection

Collect evidence for the environment in scope

Gather evidence for your PCI DSS assessment scope, including relevant services and connected systems. Preserve source references and dates for review. Coordinate payment service provider evidence with your third-party risk reviews.

Evidence Coverage

5 items mapped

4 sources

Agent collection active

Evidence

Source

Control

Status

Last Updated

Access Review Screenshot

Browser automation

CC 6.1

Verified

2h ago

IAM Policy Export

AWS

CC 6.3

Current

1h ago

Change Approval Record

Github

CC 8.1

Mapped

35m ago

Incident Response Change Logs

Slack

CC 7.3

Current

4h ago

Endpoint Security Configuration

Browser automation

CC 6.7

Verified

2h ago

Zania Evidence Agent

Collecting endpoint security evidence

Via browser automation

Evidence Coverage

5 items mapped

4 sources

Agent collection active

Evidence

Source

Control

Status

Last Updated

Access Review Screenshot

Browser automation

CC 6.1

Verified

2h ago

IAM Policy Export

AWS

CC 6.3

Current

1h ago

Change Approval Record

Github

CC 8.1

Mapped

35m ago

Incident Response Change Logs

Slack

CC 7.3

Current

4h ago

Endpoint Security Configuration

Browser automation

CC 6.1

Verified

2h ago

Zania Evidence Agent

Collecting endpoint security evidence

Via browser automation

Test Confidence

High

3/4 controls

Controls Testing

Last test run: Today, 09:14 AM

CONTROL

Description

Design

Operating

Confidence

CTRL - 01

Logical Access Security

Pass

Pass

High

CTRL - 02

Logical Access Security

Pass

Pass

High

CTRL - 03

Logical Access Security

Pass

Partial

Medium

Finding: MFA enforced for 94% of accounts

3 service accounts excluded under approved exception SE-012

View source reference

CTRL - 04

Change Autorization

Pass

Pass

High

Test Confidence

High

3/4 controls

Controls Testing

Last test run: Today, 09:14 AM

CONTROL

Description

Design

Operating

Confidence

CTRL - 01

Logical Access Security

Pass

Pass

High

CTRL - 02

Logical Access Security

Pass

Pass

High

CTRL - 03

Logical Access Security

Pass

Partial

Medium

Finding: MFA enforced for 94% of accounts

3 service accounts excluded under approved exception SE-012

View source reference

CTRL - 04

Change Autorization

Pass

Pass

High

Controls Testing

Test applicable payment security controls

Assess controls using procedures appropriate to the applicable requirement. Keep each finding connected to the evidence and the part of the environment it covers.

Zania collects evidence and validates them against trust centers, breaches, and public records to surface real risks.

Agentic Remediation

Track gaps through corrective work

Prioritize findings, assign owners, and follow up on remediation. Retain approvals and evidence of the resulting change for your assessment process.

High

ISS-0847

MFA not enforced for 3 service accounts

Control CC 6.6

Detected through controls testing

2

3

4

Detected

Routed

In Remediation

Resolved

Remediation Log

Agent opened PR #247 Update MFA enforcement policy

+12 -3

okta-mfg-config.tf

2h ago

Agent Routed approval to @DevOps

Requires approval before merge

2h ago

Ready for approval

PR #247

Update MFA enforcement policy

Approval requested

@security_team

Approve

High

ISS-0847

MFA not enforced for 3 service accounts

Control CC 6.6

Detected through controls testing

3

4

Detected

Routed

In Remediation

Resolved

Remediation Log

Agent opened PR #247 Update MFA enforcement policy

+12 -3

okta-mfg-config.tf

2h ago

Agent Routed approval to @DevOps

Requires approval before merge

2h ago

Ready for approval

PR #247

Update MFA enforcement policy

Approval requested

@security_team

Approve

Confirm scope before collecting evidence

PCI DSS scope extends beyond systems that store payment data. Connected systems and services that can affect the security of the cardholder data environment may also matter. Confirm the assessment boundary and applicable requirements before treating an evidence collection as complete.

Evidence collection beyond integrations

Continuously gather, refresh, and map evidence from connected systems. Beyond integrations, agents collect directly through browser automation with human oversight.

Audit-grade testing

Test payment security control design and operating effectiveness with the rigor PCI DSS assessments demand, using procedures tailored to your cardholder data environment.

Full audit trail

Every output includes a source reference, evidence trail, and confidence score so your team can review and stand behind results with full context.

Configurable controls and workflows

Adapt PCI DSS mappings, control ownership, and approval workflows to match how your organization actually operates.

Agentic remediation

Prioritize issues by risk, route them to the right owners, and drive resolution with contextual follow-ups.

Centralized visibility

Give security, compliance, and audit stakeholders one live view of control health, evidence status, and program progress, backed by source references and a clear audit trail.

Review your PCI DSS assessment workflow

See how Zania helps your team collect payment security evidence, assess controls, and track corrective work.

Frequently asked questions

What evidence can AI agents collect for PCI DSS compliance?

AI agents can continuously collect and refresh evidence from your environment, integrations, and internal systems, then map that evidence to relevant PCI DSS requirements so teams spend less time gathering documentation manually.

How do you stay assessment-ready for PCI DSS?

Continuous PCI DSS readiness means keeping evidence current, monitoring control health across your environment, and identifying gaps before they become larger assessment issues. Zania helps teams stay ready by continuously evaluating controls, surfacing what changed, and moving remediation forward.

How do you prepare for PCI DSS assessments?

Preparing for PCI DSS assessments requires a current, defensible record of evidence, control status, and unresolved issues so assessors and internal stakeholders can review the program with more clarity and less manual effort. Zania helps teams maintain that record over time.

How is Zania different from traditional PCI DSS compliance software?

Traditional PCI DSS compliance software typically focuses on documentation, task tracking, and dashboards. Zania goes further by using AI agents to assess your environment, prioritize the issues that matter, explain why they matter, and help drive remediation with human oversight.

How do you maintain evidence for PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) and assessments?

Maintaining evidence for PCI DSS requirements means keeping it current, reviewable, and mapped so SAQs and broader assessment workflows are easier to support. Zania helps teams do that with clearer records of control status, source references, and unresolved gaps.

How do you manage PCI DSS remediation and issue tracking?

Managing PCI DSS remediation requires ongoing evidence collection, control monitoring, issue tracking, and follow-through as gaps are identified. Zania helps teams keep a clearer, more current view of what needs attention and move remediation forward with less manual effort.

What evidence can AI agents collect for PCI DSS compliance?

AI agents can continuously collect and refresh evidence from your environment, integrations, and internal systems, then map that evidence to relevant PCI DSS requirements so teams spend less time gathering documentation manually.

How do you stay assessment-ready for PCI DSS?

Continuous PCI DSS readiness means keeping evidence current, monitoring control health across your environment, and identifying gaps before they become larger assessment issues. Zania helps teams stay ready by continuously evaluating controls, surfacing what changed, and moving remediation forward.

How do you prepare for PCI DSS assessments?

Preparing for PCI DSS assessments requires a current, defensible record of evidence, control status, and unresolved issues so assessors and internal stakeholders can review the program with more clarity and less manual effort. Zania helps teams maintain that record over time.

How is Zania different from traditional PCI DSS compliance software?

Traditional PCI DSS compliance software typically focuses on documentation, task tracking, and dashboards. Zania goes further by using AI agents to assess your environment, prioritize the issues that matter, explain why they matter, and help drive remediation with human oversight.

How do you maintain evidence for PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) and assessments?

Maintaining evidence for PCI DSS requirements means keeping it current, reviewable, and mapped so SAQs and broader assessment workflows are easier to support. Zania helps teams do that with clearer records of control status, source references, and unresolved gaps.

How do you manage PCI DSS remediation and issue tracking?

Managing PCI DSS remediation requires ongoing evidence collection, control monitoring, issue tracking, and follow-through as gaps are identified. Zania helps teams keep a clearer, more current view of what needs attention and move remediation forward with less manual effort.