External Network Penetration Testing
Our PCI DSS penetration testing assesses internet facing systems, services, and network infrastructure for exploitable weaknesses within the approved PCI scope.
// Payment Security Penetration Testing
Expert PCI Penetration Testing & Network Scanning Services
Test Your Cardholder Data Environment With Expert Pentesting
Pluto Security performs PCI DSS penetration testing across payment environments, networks, applications, and cardholder data systems. Our manual, security focused testing helps uncover exploitable weaknesses and provides clear findings to support PCI DSS compliance, remediation, and retesting.
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- Testing built for PCI DSS
Assessments aligned with the exact requirements you must meet.
- Cardholder data protected
We probe the systems that handle payment information.
- Network and app both covered
Testing spans your full in scope environment.
- Evidence ready for auditors
Findings documented to support your compliance.
About
PCI DSS Pentest
A Practical Approach to PCI DSS Security Testing
Our PCI DSS Penetration Testing Services take a practical, risk focused approach to evaluating the security of your payment environment and Cardholder Data Environment (CDE). We assess applicable external and internal attack paths, network and application security, access controls, segmentation, and exploitable vulnerabilities to identify weaknesses that could affect payment data security. Our findings provide clear remediation guidance and support retesting to help verify that identified security issues have been addressed.
Manual PCI DSS Penetration Testing
Cardholder Data Environment Assessment
Network & Application Security Testing
Remediation Validation & Retesting
// Scope
What We Cover in PCI DSS Penetration Testing
External Network Penetration Testing
Internal Network Security Testing
Our PCI pen testing evaluates internal systems, network services, access controls, and attack paths that could expose the cardholder data environment.
Application Security Testing
We perform PCI compliance penetration testing across in scope applications, testing authentication, authorization, input validation, business logic, and data protection controls.
Segmentation & Firewall Testing
We assess PCI firewall controls, network boundaries, segmentation, access restrictions, and isolation mechanisms protecting the cardholder data environment.
Vulnerability & Exploit Validation
Our PCI penetration testing services combine vulnerability analysis with controlled exploitation to determine whether identified weaknesses create meaningful security risks.
Remediation & Retesting
After remediation, a PCI DSS pentest can include repeat testing to verify that previously identified vulnerabilities and security weaknesses have been properly addressed.
// Methodology
How We Approach PCI DSS Penetration Testing
- 01
Scope Definition
We define the cardholder data environment and everything connected within scope.
- 02
Manual Assessment
Testers manually assess systems that store, process, or transmit card data.
- 03
PCI DSS Alignment
Testing follows PCI DSS requirements so results satisfy your assessors.
- 04
Audit Ready Documentation
Each finding is documented in the format QSAs and auditors expect.
- 05
Fix Verification
We retest after fixes to confirm your controls truly hold.
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PCI Testing Built for US Merchants
Testing scoped to PCI DSS and documented the way your QSAs expect, with a free retest included.
// What we deliver
Audit Ready PCI Security Reports
A PCI penetration testing service is only as useful as the report it hands back. Every engagement ends with a document built for your technical team, your leadership, and your QSA.
- Executive Summary
A clear overview of overall risk and business impact.
- Technical Findings
Detailed results, each with proof of exploitation and severity.
- Segmentation Results
Clear confirmation of whether your out of scope networks truly stay isolated.
- PCI DSS Mapping
Findings tied to specific requirements so the report doubles as audit evidence.
Why Pluto Security for PCI Penetration Testing?
Validate Payment Security With Evidence
Pluto Security delivers PCI DSS penetration testing across in scope applications, network infrastructure, systems, and segmentation controls associated with cardholder data environments. Our security professionals manually test for exploitable vulnerabilities and validate whether security controls effectively prevent unauthorized access. Findings are supported by technical evidence and mapped to applicable PCI DSS requirements where appropriate, helping organizations strengthen payment security while supporting compliance and audit readiness.
PCI DSS Focused Testing
Our testing evaluates payment environments against relevant security expectations while identifying exploitable vulnerabilities affecting cardholder data.
Cardholder Environment Assessment
Specialists assess systems and applications supporting cardholder data for weaknesses requiring remediation and validation.
Segmentation Validation
Testing verifies whether network segmentation effectively isolates cardholder environments from unauthorized systems and access.
Audit Ready Evidence
Detailed testing documentation supports compliance activities while providing actionable security findings for technical teams.
Our Audit Ready PCI Testing Approach
- We map your entire cardholder data environment, from internet-facing assets to internal network paths.
- We chain small gaps into realistic paths toward card data and system compromise.
- We test the way real adversaries do, safely and ethically, aligned to the PCI DSS penetration testing guide.
- Automated tools support coverage, but never replace manual work.
What you get
- QSA Ready PCI Compliance Report
- CDE Network Segmentation Proof
- Internal & External Pen Test Results
- Official PCI Attestation Letter
Tools We Use for PCI DSS Compliance Testing
- Nmap
- Burp Suite
- Metasploit
- BloodHound
- CrackMapExec
// Business impact
Why PCI DSS Penetration Testing Matters
PCI DSS penetration testing helps organizations identify and validate exploitable weaknesses that could put cardholder data at risk. A focused PCI penetration testing approach supports PCI compliance testing by showing whether security controls can withstand realistic attack scenarios. Regular PCI pen testing can help reduce security exposure, strengthen payment environments, and support PCI DSS compliance efforts.
Protect Cardholder Data
Identify vulnerabilities that could expose payment information to unauthorized individuals.
Validate Segmentation Controls
Determine whether cardholder environments remain properly isolated from other networks.
Support PCI Requirements
Provide penetration testing evidence supporting applicable PCI DSS security requirements.
Identify Exploitable Weaknesses
Discover vulnerabilities attackers could exploit to reach payment systems.
Reduce Payment Security Risk
Address security weaknesses that could lead to costly payment data compromise.
Strengthen Compliance Readiness
Improve preparedness for assessments involving payment security controls and evidence.
Protect Customer Trust
Reduce risks that could damage confidence following payment security incidents.
Validate Remediation
Retest security fixes to confirm identified payment environment weaknesses have been addressed.
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PCI Testing Built for US Merchants
Testing scoped to PCI DSS and documented the way your QSAs expect, with a free retest included.