CERT-In
Empanelled Firm
PCI QSA
Company
Expert-Led
Manual + Automated Testing
CWE & CVSS
Risk-Based Reporting
Key Areas We Assess
We assess your POS application and the transaction environment it runs in, as agreed during scoping.
Card Data Handling
How card data is captured, processed, masked, stored, and purged by the application.
Local Storage & Logs
Card data, credentials, and keys in files, databases, logs, and temporary storage.
Transaction Communication
Encryption and integrity of traffic to payment hosts, gateways, and back-office systems.
Authentication & Access
User roles, default accounts, admin functions, and privileged operations on the POS.
Device & OS Configuration
Operating system hardening, services, kiosk escape, and peripheral access, where in scope.
Updates & Integrity
Software update delivery, patching, and tampering protections for the POS application.
Our Assessment Methodology
Payment-aware, expert-led testing with every finding manually validated before reporting.
Scope & Test Planning
Confirm application versions, devices, integrations, environment, and rules of engagement.
Environment Mapping
Map transaction flows, card data paths, interfaces, and connected systems.
Application Analysis
Review application behaviour, configuration, and stored data for weaknesses.
Communication Testing
Test traffic to payment hosts and back-office systems for exposure and tampering.
Access & Privilege Testing
Test user roles, admin functions, and escape from restricted POS modes.
Card Data Validation
Confirm where card data appears while manually validating every identified finding.
Reporting & Debriefing
Receive risk-ranked findings, supporting evidence, remediation guidance, and an expert walkthrough.
Retest & Closure
Verify remediated findings and document their updated closure status.
Deliverables
Every engagement delivers findings your payment and POS teams can act on.
Strengthen Your Security Coverage
Extend your POS assessment across PCI DSS compliance, payment software standards, and network segmentation.
Benefits of POS Application Security Assessment
Reduce card data risk across the application and environment where payments happen.
Reduced Card Data Risk
Find card data exposure before it becomes a breach.
Safer Store Operations
Reduce risk from default access, weak roles, and POS mode escapes.
Informed Vendor Management
Give your POS vendor clear, evidence-backed findings to fix.
Improved Compliance Readiness
Support PCI DSS assessment evidence for your payment environment.
Why Security Teams Choose QRC
Payment security credentials and expert-led testing of POS applications.
Assessments delivered by a CERT-In empanelled cybersecurity firm.
Listed by the PCI Security Standards Council as a Qualified Security Assessor company.
Every finding confirmed by an analyst before it reaches your report.
Findings support your PCI DSS assessment but are not PCI approval or certification.
Case Studies
How merchants and POS vendors have used QRC assessments to reduce card data risk.
POS Application Security Resource Center
Practical guides, checklists and templates for planning POS assessments and remediating validated findings.
Overview of Various PCI SSC Security Standards
PCI SSC maintains various PCI security standards, supporting programs, and related documentation
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It is an independent security assessment. It can support PCI DSS assessments, but it is not PCI SSC validation, listing, or certification of the application.
The POS application and its agreed transaction environment, such as card data handling, local storage, communications, user access, and device configuration.
No. Hardware evaluation under PCI PTS is performed by PCI-recognized laboratories. Device configuration is included only where agreed in scope.
Yes. Testing normally runs in a lab or test environment with test cards, or in agreed windows with production-safe constraints.
Retesting of agreed findings verifies your fixes and records their updated closure status for auditors and customers. Retest scope is confirmed during scoping.
Ready to Secure Your POS Application?
Tell us about your POS application, devices, and payment flows. Our experts will help define the right scope, approach, and next steps.