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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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