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PCI-DSS-COMPLIANCE4 MIN READ

PCI Pushback Battlecards

Recall concise responses to common PCI control objections.

Access objection They say: "Just give finance read-only database access." Finance needs reconciliation data from a CDE database. Just give finance read-only database access. We can give finance the reconciliation outcome without raw database access: a role-based view with required fields, masked account display, export logging, and quarterly owner review. Your line Read-only still exposes card data and expands scope. It offers a workflow, not a flat refusal. Evidence framing Requirement quote vs. risk translation Translate the requirement into the business risk it controls. Vendor claim They say: "The vendor is PCI compliant, so we are covered." A vendor runs…

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