QSA program
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The QSA program is a PCI Security Standards Council initiative that certifies and manages security firms and professionals qualified to assess organizations’ compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| QSA Program Guide | 1 |
| QSA program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9931098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: QSA program Context triple: [Qualified Security Assessor program, hasAbbreviation, QSA program]
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A.
LQSA
LQSA is the ICAO airport code for Sarajevo International Airport, the main international gateway to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital city.
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B.
TEQSA
TEQSA is Australia’s national higher education regulator responsible for quality assurance and accreditation of universities and other tertiary education providers.
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C.
QMS
QMS is the U.S. Army’s Quartermaster School, responsible for training and developing logistics, supply, and sustainment professionals for the Army.
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D.
QMSU
QMSU is the students’ union representing and supporting students at Queen Mary University of London through services, activities, and advocacy.
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E.
FSS Program
The FSS Program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development initiative that helps families in subsidized housing increase their earnings and achieve economic self-sufficiency through case management and financial incentives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: QSA program Target entity description: The QSA program is a PCI Security Standards Council initiative that certifies and manages security firms and professionals qualified to assess organizations’ compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
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A.
LQSA
LQSA is the ICAO airport code for Sarajevo International Airport, the main international gateway to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital city.
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B.
TEQSA
TEQSA is Australia’s national higher education regulator responsible for quality assurance and accreditation of universities and other tertiary education providers.
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C.
QMS
QMS is the U.S. Army’s Quartermaster School, responsible for training and developing logistics, supply, and sustainment professionals for the Army.
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D.
QMSU
QMSU is the students’ union representing and supporting students at Queen Mary University of London through services, activities, and advocacy.
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E.
FSS Program
The FSS Program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development initiative that helps families in subsidized housing increase their earnings and achieve economic self-sufficiency through case management and financial incentives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PCI SSC qualification program
ⓘ
security assessor certification program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | QSA ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure assessor competence
ⓘ
improve consistency of PCI DSS assessments ⓘ protect cardholder data security ⓘ |
| canRevoke |
QSA company qualification
ⓘ
QSA individual qualification ⓘ |
| canSuspend |
QSA company qualification
ⓘ
QSA individual qualification ⓘ |
| documentation |
QSA Program Guide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
QSA Qualification Requirements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
information security compliance
ⓘ
payment card security ⓘ |
| focusesOnStandard | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Qualified Security Assessor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
QSA qualification requirements
ⓘ
QSA quality assurance expectations ⓘ QSA reporting obligations ⓘ |
| hasPrerequisite |
appropriate professional liability insurance
ⓘ
documented quality assurance program ⓘ organizational independence from assessed entities ⓘ |
| hasVersionAlignment | PCI DSS versions ⓘ |
| includes |
application and vetting process
ⓘ
exam on PCI DSS knowledge ⓘ training on PCI DSS ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| managedBy | PCI Security Standards Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors | QSA performance ⓘ |
| operatesGlobally | true ⓘ |
| purpose | certify security firms and professionals to assess PCI DSS compliance ⓘ |
| qualifies |
QSA companies
ⓘ
QSA individuals ⓘ Qualified Security Assessors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Attestation of Compliance
ⓘ
PCI DSS assessment procedures ⓘ Report on Compliance ⓘ |
| requires |
annual requalification
ⓘ
knowledge of PCI DSS requirements ⓘ ongoing training ⓘ security assessment experience ⓘ |
| sector | payment card industry ⓘ |
| supports | card brands’ security programs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
merchants
ⓘ
payment processors ⓘ service providers ⓘ |
| usedFor | PCI DSS compliance assessments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: QSA program Description of subject: The QSA program is a PCI Security Standards Council initiative that certifies and manages security firms and professionals qualified to assess organizations’ compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
QSA Program Guide