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.
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