In the event of an actual or suspected attack, compromise or vulnerability affecting payment card transactions or cardholder data a forensic investigation may be required. Forensic investigation of credit card data can be challenging and complex, requiring forensic investigators with highly specialized skills and proven staff and experience, capable of rapid response.
Prior to the PFI Program, Participating Payment Brands maintained separate requirements for forensic investigators for such events, and the process of selecting or being qualified as an investigator could be complicated and cumbersome, especially when the Security Issue in question affected multiple Participating Payment Brands.
In an effort to help ensure that each PFI Company and PFI Employee possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to perform PFI Investigations in a proficient manner in accordance with industry expectations, each PFI Company and each PFI is required at all times to satisfy all applicable PFI Qualification Requirements, including PCI SSC required training.
