PCI Compliance Automation for Requirement 2.2

Ensure PCI DSS 2.2 compliance with zero production risk.

Struggling with PCI Server Hardening?

PCI DSS compliance is mandatory for any business that stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data. With PCI DSS v4.0, organizations must now go beyond vendor defaults and enforce secure configurations across all system components.

Key update: Requirement 2.2 requires companies to:

  • Develop and maintain secure configuration standards
  • Address known vulnerabilities
  • Align system baselines with industry best practices

These changes must be implemented by March 2025. The challenge? Manual hardening is time-consuming, costly, and often leads to misconfigurations or production outages. Organizations need a scalable, automated way to meet PCI 2.2 without risking downtime.


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CalCom Hardening Suite Makes Compliance Easy

Manual hardening isn't scalable, and missteps lead to downtime, security gaps, or failed audits. CalCom provides a zero-risk, automated path to meeting PCI DSS Requirement 2.2 through secure server configuration enforcement that aligns with CIS Benchmarks.

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    "As a healthcare provider, the patients always come first, so protecting patient data is non-negotiable. CalCom helped us to automate our server hardening and ensured we are HIPAA compliant."

    CISO
    Hospital Chain
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    ״Managing server security with hundreds of servers across the country was a challenge, until we found CalCom. Their suite allowed us to automate and enforce security policies across our infrastructure with zero guesswork. It integrated seamlessly with our existing workflows, making security stronger and our operations smoother.״

    IT Director
    Federal Credit Union
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    ״CalCom’s “learning mode” made our baseline hardening efforts effortless. It analyzed our environment first, making sure the policies applied through hardening didn’t interrupt operations and everything remained functional. Seamless, worry-free process. I wish we had done it sooner!״

    US Banking Group
    IT Infrastructure Manager

CalCom Hardening Suite Makes Compliance Easy

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Manual hardening isn't scalable, and missteps lead to downtime, security gaps, or failed audits. CalCom provides a zero-risk, automated path to meeting PCI DSS Requirement 2.2 through secure server configuration enforcement that aligns with CIS Benchmarks.</span>

Ensure Continuous PCI Compliance Through Automation

CalCom Hardening Suite (CHS) platform locks down servers with the CIS security benchmarks in a cost effective way with no disturbance to production.

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Prevent Downtime with Smart Policy Simulation

The CHS proprietary ‘Learning’ mode identifies the reason why an object cannot be hardened, marks the object, and saves it as an exception. The CHS learning capabilities overcome the need to commit your IT team to long hours of policy testing and putting out fires when outages occur due to hardening.

Maintain Continuous Compliance at Scale

CHS will help you easily achieve compliance with PCI-DSS requirement 2.2., Reduce IT administration costs for server hardening tasks and ensure continuous compliance with known hardening standards while avoiding system crashes and outages.

Learning Mode

Learning Mode

Simulates the policy impact
on production

Enforcement Mode

Enforcement Mode

Custom server hardening mode

Monitoring Mode

Monitoring Mode

Real-time access control
protection

Rollback

Rollback

Undo enforcement safely when needed

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CIS Compliance Q&A

What is PCI DSS?
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a global security framework designed to protect cardholder data. It was developed by major credit card companies (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and JCB) and applies to any organization that stores, processes, or transmits payment card information. PCI DSS establishes strict security requirements for networks, systems, and policies to reduce the risk of data breaches and fraud.
What does PCI DSS Requirement 2.2 require?
PCI DSS Requirement 2.2 mandates that organizations develop, implement, and maintain secure system configurations. This includes removing unnecessary services, applying principle of least functionality, and ensuring that systems are hardened against known vulnerabilities.
How does CalCom’s solution differ from manual hardening tools?
Unlike manual scripts or checklist-based approaches, CalCom’s Server Hardening Suite automates the enforcement of PCI DSS configurations, validates policies before deployment, and continuously monitors compliance. This eliminates human error and significantly reduces audit preparation time.
Will this interfere with our production systems?
No. CalCom is built to operate in production environments without causing downtime. Its simulation and testing capabilities verify changes before they are applied, ensuring stability while achieving compliance.
Can CHS support other standards beyond PCI DSS?
Yes. CalCom Hardening Suite (CHS) supports multiple regulatory frameworks, including CIS Benchmarks, HIPAA, NIST, and CMMC. This allows organizations to unify compliance management and streamline efforts across different standards.

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