Qualified Security Assessor program

E192649

PCI SSC program certification program

The Qualified Security Assessor program is a PCI Security Standards Council initiative that certifies organizations and individuals to assess and validate merchants’ and service providers’ compliance with PCI Data Security Standards.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Qualified Security Assessor	3
Qualified Security Assessor program canonical	2
Qualified Security Assessors	2
PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor Program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1711651 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Qualified Security Assessor program
Context triple: [PCI Security Standards Council, managesProgram, Qualified Security Assessor program]

A. Safety Management Certificate
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B. Accredited Education Institutes program
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C. Security Industry Authority
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D. SEAL Qualification Training
SEAL Qualification Training is an intensive, months-long advanced training course that prepares and certifies candidates as fully qualified U.S. Navy SEAL operators after they complete initial selection.
E. Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Qualified Security Assessor program
Target entity description: The Qualified Security Assessor program is a PCI Security Standards Council initiative that certifies organizations and individuals to assess and validate merchants’ and service providers’ compliance with PCI Data Security Standards.

A. Safety Management Certificate
The Safety Management Certificate is an international maritime document issued to a ship to verify that its company and onboard management operate in compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code’s safety and environmental protection standards.
B. Accredited Education Institutes program
The Accredited Education Institutes program is a global network of centers recognized by the American College of Surgeons for providing high-quality, simulation-based surgical education and training.
C. Security Industry Authority
The Security Industry Authority is the United Kingdom’s statutory regulator responsible for licensing and overseeing the private security industry.
D. SEAL Qualification Training
SEAL Qualification Training is an intensive, months-long advanced training course that prepares and certifies candidates as fully qualified U.S. Navy SEAL operators after they complete initial selection.
E. Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	PCI SSC program ⓘ certification program ⓘ
administeredBy	PCI Security Standards Council ⓘ
appliesTo	merchants ⓘ service providers ⓘ
assessmentType	third-party security assessment ⓘ
certifies	Qualified Security Assessor companies ⓘ Qualified Security Assessor individuals ⓘ
documentation	QSA Program Guide ⓘ linked to: QSA program QSA Qualification Requirements ⓘ
focusesOnStandard	PCI Data Security Standard ⓘ linked to: PCI DSS
geographicScope	global ⓘ
governsActivity	onsite review of cardholder data environment ⓘ testing of PCI DSS security controls ⓘ
governsRole	Qualified Security Assessor ⓘ linked to: Qualified Security Assessor program
hasAbbreviation	QSA program ⓘ
hasEligibilityCriterion	employer is a PCI SSC-approved QSA company ⓘ information security experience ⓘ knowledge of payment card industry ⓘ
hasParticipantType	PCI SSC training attendee ⓘ QSA company ⓘ QSA employee ⓘ
industryDomain	payment card security ⓘ
objective	to improve security of cardholder data ⓘ to provide consistent PCI DSS assessments ⓘ
output	Attestation of Compliance ⓘ Report on Compliance ⓘ
purpose	to qualify assessors to evaluate PCI DSS compliance ⓘ
regulatoryContext	card brand PCI programs ⓘ
relatedProgram	Approved Scanning Vendor program ⓘ Internal Security Assessor program ⓘ Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor program ⓘ
requires	adherence to PCI SSC QSA Qualification Requirements ⓘ annual requalification ⓘ independence from assessed entities ⓘ ongoing continuing professional education ⓘ organizational quality assurance processes ⓘ passing PCI SSC qualification exams ⓘ training by PCI Security Standards Council ⓘ
requiresComplianceWith	PCI SSC Code of Professional Responsibility ⓘ
scopeIncludes	assessment of PCI DSS controls ⓘ validation of PCI DSS compliance ⓘ
supportsProcess	PCI DSS compliance validation ⓘ on-site PCI DSS assessments ⓘ
usedBy	acquiring banks ⓘ large merchants ⓘ payment card brands ⓘ payment processors ⓘ

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