The right Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) is crucial to the success of your organization’s security and compliance. HALOCK is fortunate to have a stellar team to support our clients. We are happy to highlight one of our key leaders on PCI, Viviana Wesley, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 Auditor, CISM. Get to know her with our quick Q&A:

 

Q1. Why cybersecurity and specifically PCI as a career?

I’ve always wanted to find a way to help people. I started in IT and realized that there was a significant communication gap between very technical resources and business resources. After several years in a few IT jobs, I had an opportunity to transition into Cyber Security and PCI DSS compliance, so I took a risk and tried something new. I quickly found my technical background and my ability to speak to colleagues with varying technical knowledge, allowed me to uniquely use my skills to help organizations with a very specific and complicated standard.

 

Q2. What was your most challenging success story you are most proud of?

Every engagement has its challenges. 😊 The most rewarding has been helping a client that was being targeted, remediate and successfully achieve compliance. Its challenging for organizations to change and maintaining compliance requirements often causes organizations to change their business processes and controls. It was a great opportunity to be a part of and amazing to see how it helped teams and individuals grow in the process.

 

Q3. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?

If you are going to spend the time doing something, do it right the first time.

 

Q4. What advice would you give to young professionals entering the industry?

Be open to taking on new challenges and find a way to use your unique skill set.

 

Q5. In 3 words, how would you describe your day at work?

Lively Knowledge Sharing

 

Q6. What keeps you motivated in a fast-paced industry as yours?

Helping people! My team and my clients.

 

Q7. What is your favorite hobby when not busy with compliance or risk work?

Snowboarding, which I desperately miss and hope to do this winter!

 

Q8. What brings you peace?

Seeing my loved ones happy and safe.

 

Q9. Favorite movie or TV show?

Ted Lasso

 

Q10. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Sadly, dairy and I broke up, so I have to go with watermelon 😊

 

See Viviana discuss best practices with PCI DSS v4.0 with fellow industry experts at the PCI SSC North America Community Meetings in Boston. On September 11th, Viviana will be a panelist on Advancing Payment Security: Comprehensive Strategies for Reducing PCI Scope.