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PCI DSS 4.0CIS Controls v8

PCI DSS 4.0 covers 47.7% of CIS Controls v8

73 of the 153 controls in CIS Controls v8 are already satisfied by evidence you collected for PCI DSS 4.0. 80 are genuine gaps. Every claim below was judged against both control sets and then argued against; the ones that did not survive are published further down with the reason each failed.

47.7%
of the target already covered
73
controls evidenced
80
genuine gaps
155
claims rejected in review

This number is directional. It says how much of CIS Controls v8 your PCI DSS 4.0 evidence satisfies. The reverse pair is a different number, often very different, because a security standard has enormous depth for access control and almost none for lawful basis or data subject rights.

283 candidate mappings were examined and 156 were removed. Signed off 2026-08-19, review level machine verified. Mappings were judged by Claude Code rather than read line by line by a practitioner. Every claim shows its reasoning so you can check it. Ask and a practitioner will review this pair.

Where the gaps are

Coverage is never evenly spread. A source standard usually satisfies one part of a target almost completely and barely touches another, and which part is which is the thing worth knowing before you plan the work.

CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing4 of 5 evidenced, 1 to do
CIS Control 15: Service Provider Management5 of 7 evidenced, 2 to do
CIS Control 7: Continuous Vulnerability Management5 of 7 evidenced, 2 to do
CIS Control 16: Application Software Security9 of 14 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 6: Access Control Management5 of 8 evidenced, 3 to do
CIS Control 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software7 of 12 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management7 of 12 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 17: Incident Response Management5 of 9 evidenced, 4 to do
CIS Control 13: Network Monitoring and Defense6 of 11 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 3: Data Protection7 of 14 evidenced, 7 to do
CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management4 of 8 evidenced, 4 to do
CIS Control 14: Security Awareness and Skills Training4 of 9 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses3 of 7 evidenced, 4 to do
CIS Control 5: Account Management1 of 6 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets1 of 7 evidenced, 6 to do
CIS Control 1: Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets0 of 5 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 11: Data Recovery0 of 5 evidenced, 5 to do
CIS Control 9: Email and Web Browser Protections0 of 7 evidenced, 7 to do

Theme level, not control level, deliberately. The per-control list of what is evidenced and what is a gap is the report itself, so publishing it here would be publishing the thing being sold.

Claims that held

A sample. Each one names the control whose evidence does the work, the control it satisfies, and why.

5.2.1CIS-10.1argued against and upheld
Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software

PCI deploys an anti-malware solution on all system components not evaluated as out of risk

5.3.1CIS-10.2argued against and upheld
Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Signature Updates

PCI requires the anti-malware solution be kept current through automatic updates

5.3.3CIS-10.4argued against and upheld
Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Scanning of Removable Media

PCI automatically scans removable media on insertion or applies continuous behavioural analysis

1.4.1CIS-12.2argued against and upheld
Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture

PCI implements network security controls between trusted and untrusted networks, the core of segmentation

1.2.8CIS-12.3argued against and upheld
Securely Manage Network Infrastructure

PCI secures network control configuration files and keeps them consistent with running configurations

1.2.3CIS-12.4argued against and upheld
Establish and Maintain Architecture Diagram(s)

PCI maintains an accurate network diagram showing all connections into the environment

4.2.1.2CIS-12.6argued against and upheld
Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols

PCI requires industry best practice strong cryptography for wireless authentication and transmission

2.2.7CIS-12.6argued against and upheld
Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols

PCI requires encrypted protocols for all non-console administrative access

Claims that did not hold

155 proposed mappings for this pair were rejected. They are kept in the graph rather than deleted, so what was thrown out is as inspectable as what survived. A crosswalk that never rejects anything is not being judged.

5.3.1CIS-10.1
Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software

Held back 2026-08-19. Generated by the retired metered path, refuted at 56 percent wherever re-judged. Pair pulled from sale pending a rebuild on the Max plan.

Claimed at high confidence before it was rejected.

5.3.2CIS-10.1
Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software

Held back 2026-08-19. Generated by the retired metered path, refuted at 56 percent wherever re-judged. Pair pulled from sale pending a rebuild on the Max plan.

Claimed at high confidence before it was rejected.

5.3.2CIS-10.6
Centrally Manage Anti-Malware Software

retired metered-API path. 56 percent of its output was refuted wherever it was re-judged, so its residue is not trusted evidence. Superseded by judgement on the Claude Max plan 2026-08-19.

Claimed at medium confidence before it was rejected.

5.3.1CIS-10.6
Centrally Manage Anti-Malware Software

Held back 2026-08-19. Generated by the retired metered path, refuted at 56 percent wherever re-judged. Pair pulled from sale pending a rebuild on the Max plan.

Claimed at high confidence before it was rejected.

1.3.1CIS-12.2
Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture

Held back 2026-08-19. Generated by the retired metered path, refuted at 56 percent wherever re-judged. Pair pulled from sale pending a rebuild on the Max plan.

Claimed at high confidence before it was rejected.

1.2.3CIS-12.2
Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture

retired metered-API path. 56 percent of its output was refuted wherever it was re-judged, so its residue is not trusted evidence. Superseded by judgement on the Claude Max plan 2026-08-19.

Claimed at medium confidence before it was rejected.

2.2.4CIS-12.3
Securely Manage Network Infrastructure

retired metered-API path. 56 percent of its output was refuted wherever it was re-judged, so its residue is not trusted evidence. Superseded by judgement on the Claude Max plan 2026-08-19.

Claimed at medium confidence before it was rejected.

1.2.5CIS-12.3
Securely Manage Network Infrastructure

retired metered-API path. 56 percent of its output was refuted wherever it was re-judged, so its residue is not trusted evidence. Superseded by judgement on the Claude Max plan 2026-08-19.

Claimed at medium confidence before it was rejected.

The full report

Everything above is a sample. The report is every evidenced control and every gap, with the reasoning and the source document behind each one, in a form you can hand to an assessor. $299, emailed immediately.

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