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PCI SSC announces 2026-2028 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — 23:09:08 (UTC)

PCI Security Standards Council Announces 2026–2028 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable

WAKEFIELD, Mass., 12 August 2026 — Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced the 2026-2028 PCI SSC Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR). The Roundtable is an advisory board comprised of senior executives from PCI SSC assessor companies. The 2026-2028 GEAR consists of 33 organizations.

“GEAR serves as a valuable forum for open communication between senior leadership of payment security assessors and the PCI SSC leadership team,” said Gina Gobeyn, Executive Director of PCI SSC. “Discussions with these stakeholders provides an opportunity to gather insights on advancing assessor capabilities, strengthening core competencies, and reinforcing the value our assessors deliver to the payment industry. Continuing to invest in a strong assessor community and high-quality training remains a key priority as we work together to strengthen the security of payment data globally.”

The 2026-2028 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable is comprised of representatives from the following organizations:

1stSecureIT LLC (dba GM SECTEC)

7Security GmbH

A-LIGN Compliance and Security, Inc., dba A-LIGN

atsec (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd

BSI Group Japan K.K.

CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

Coalfire

ControlCase, LLC

Crossbow Labs LLP

Foregenix Ltd.

Integrity360 Europe Limited

Internet Security Auditors

Intersec Worldwide

K3DES, LLC

MCI Communications, Inc. dba Verizon Business Services

MegaplanIT Holdings LLC

NCC Group Security Services Limited

Nettitude Ltd.

Panacea Infosec (P) Ltd.

Protiviti

QRC Assurance And Solutions Private Limited

Risk Associates Europe Ltd.

RSM US LLP

Schellman Compliance, LLC.

Secured Net Solutions Inc.

Securisea, Inc.

SecurityMetrics, Inc.

SISA

Sovereign Secure Ltd.

SRC Security Research & Consulting GmbH

usd AG

ValueMentor InfoSec Private Limited

VikingCloud, Inc.

PCI SSC works with organizations around the world to help secure payment data, and trains and qualifies thousands of assessors each year that help ensure the correct adoption and implementation of the PCI security standards.

About the PCI Security Standards Council

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