Compliance / PCI-DSS
PCI-DSS for MSPs
Any client that takes card payments — a retail shop, a restaurant, a small e-commerce operation — answers to PCI-DSS, and their network security posture is frequently the MSP's responsibility to maintain.
Why this reaches an MSP, not just the client
PCI-DSS compliance is often the difference between a client keeping their ability to process card payments and losing it — and the technical controls behind it (network segmentation, patch cadence, vulnerability scanning, access logging) are exactly the kind of work an MSP is already doing, just not always tracked against the framework explicitly.
What the Nexus compliance module tracks
- Posture tracking against PCI-DSS control families, evidenced by the same patch, vulnerability, and access-logging data other modules already produce
- Vulnerability scanning with AI-prioritized severity, so remediation targets what's actually exploitable, not just raw CVSS score
- Credential vault with rotation and access logging — a direct control for the access-management requirements PCI-DSS asks about
- A rollup a non-technical stakeholder (or a card processor's compliance contact) can actually read
This describes what the module tracks against PCI-DSS — not a claim that Nexus or any client on it is certified or audited against it. See the compliance & QBR module for the full picture, or read the blog for more on how we think about compliance tooling.
Other frameworks
SOC 2
The audit framework a lot of your clients' own customers require them to answer for — and that requirement flows straight down to you as their MSP.
NIST CSF
A widely-adopted, vendor-neutral structure for cybersecurity posture — Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover — that shows up in RFPs, cyber-insurance questionnaires, and board conversations alike.
HIPAA
If any client handles protected health information, HIPAA's Security Rule reaches your MSP the moment you touch their systems — business associate agreement or not.
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