PCI Remediation Delays: Why It Takes So Long
Average ROC Level 1 programmes take 187 days to close critical gaps. Here's where the time goes — and how to cut your timeline in half.
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Median (P50), 75th percentile (P75), and 90th percentile (P90) remediation days by assessment type.
| Assessment Type | P50 (Median) | P75 | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAQ-A (E-commerce) | 38 days | 72 days | 118 days |
| SAQ-C (Physical) | 68 days | 124 days | 198 days |
| SAQ-D (Service Provider) | 142 days | 210 days | 310 days |
| ROC Level 1 | 187 days | 298 days | 420 days |
Top 5 Causes of Delay
Teams spend weeks chasing evidence from system owners. Manual collection averages 42 days per requirement cycle.
No clear DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) assigned to 54% of remediation items results in 35-day average slippage.
Legacy POS and payment systems require extended change windows, averaging 61 days for critical patch deployment.
Waiting for vendor attestations and remediation reports adds an average of 48 days to scope-inclusive assessments.
Security team bandwidth conflicts with product releases cause 29-day average delays across 61% of programmes.
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