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CardIntel — AI-Powered Cardholder Data Discovery

Discover your entire cardholder data environment in 48 hours. Reduce PCI DSS scope by 10–30%. No manual inventory needed.

48hr
Data discovery
10–30%
Scope reduction
30–40%
Faster scoping
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The Problem

Manual Cardholder Data Discovery Is Broken

01

It Takes Weeks, Not Hours

Traditional cardholder data scoping relies on staff interviews, spreadsheet inventories, and manual network walks. 2–4 weeks minimum — and the clock is ticking on your compliance deadline.

02

Shadow Data Stores Get Missed

Manual processes depend on what people remember. Legacy databases, test environments, log files, and backup tapes holding cardholder data are routinely overlooked — until an assessor finds them.

03

Scope Creep Inflates Cost

When scoping is imprecise, everything stays in scope. You end up paying for a larger assessment than necessary. Every system in scope is a system that must be controlled, monitored, and tested.

2–4
Weeks of Manual Scoping

The industry average before CardIntel. EIC does it in 48 hours.

Key Features

What CardIntel Does

AI-driven capabilities purpose-built for PCI DSS assessment environments.

Automated Discovery

AI scans networks, databases, file systems, and cloud environments to find every location where cardholder data exists.

Shadow IT Detection

Finds cardholder data in unknown, undocumented, and legacy locations that manual scoping consistently misses.

Data Flow Mapping

Automatically visualises how card data enters, moves through, and exits your environment — in audit-ready format.

Scope Reduction

By precisely identifying where data lives and doesn't live, CardIntel reduces your PCI DSS assessment scope by 10–30%.

Audit-Ready Output

CardIntel generates reports that feed directly into EIC's ROC/AOC/SAQ workflow — no reformatting, no manual translation.

Continuous Monitoring

Run recurring scans to detect scope changes between annual assessments. Catch data drift before your next audit cycle.

How It Works

From Deployment to Scope Report in 48 Hours

Three steps. No disruption to your operations. No agents to install on endpoints.

1. Deploy

CardIntel connects to your network via a lightweight sensor. No agent installation required. Minimal IT involvement.

Setup: 2–4 hours

2. Scan

AI scans your entire environment — databases, file shares, cloud, APIs, logs. Classifies and maps every cardholder data location.

Scan: 24–36 hours

3. Report

Receive a complete data flow map, scope boundary definition, and shadow data inventory. Output feeds directly into EIC's QSA workflow.

Report: 48 hours total
Integration

Built for QSA-Led Assessments

CardIntel isn't a standalone product — it's embedded in EIC's assessment methodology. Output feeds directly into your compliance workflow.

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Return on Investment

The Business Case for CardIntel

Verified across 50+ annual PCI DSS engagements.

Average Result

PCI DSS Scope Reduction

10–30%

Fewer systems in scope = lower assessment cost, less control maintenance, reduced ongoing monitoring burden.

2–3wk
Time Saved

Compared to manual scoping — CardIntel delivers in 48 hours what takes 2–4 weeks.

30–40%
Faster Scoping Phase

Overall PCI DSS assessment timeline reduction by accelerating the scoping stage.

0
Missed Shadow Data Stores

AI scan covers 100% of network — no reliance on staff memory or interviews.

Where CardIntel Is Used

Services Powered by CardIntel

CardIntel is purpose-built for PCI DSS. It integrates exclusively into EIC's PCI DSS assessment workflow — from scoping through final attestation.

EXCLUSIVE INTEGRATION

PCI DSS Compliance Assessment

CardIntel is embedded into every EIC PCI DSS engagement — ROC, AOC, and SAQ. Before a single assessment question is asked, CardIntel has already mapped your complete cardholder data environment, identified every system in scope, and produced a defensible scoping report your QSA signs off on.

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How CardIntel Fits the Assessment
1
Pre-Assessment Scoping
CardIntel scans your environment before the QSA engagement begins — identifying all systems that store, process, or transmit cardholder data.
2
Scope Reduction
Systems with no cardholder data are formally documented as out-of-scope — reducing assessment time and cost by 10–30%.
3
Evidence for ROC/AOC
CardIntel's scoping report becomes audit evidence — submitted as part of your Report on Compliance and Attestation of Compliance.
4
Annual Re-scoping
For recurring clients, CardIntel re-scans annually to detect CDE changes — ensuring scope stays accurate year over year.
EIC Proprietary Technology

Part of EIC's Technology Suite

CardIntel is one of three proprietary platforms EIC has built to accelerate assessments, reduce client overhead, and improve compliance outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions

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See CardIntel in Action

Request a live demo to see how CardIntel discovers your cardholder data environment in 48 hours — or download the datasheet to share with your team.