{"id":601074,"date":"2026-06-25T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/601074\/what-is-the-pci-compliance-software-market-missing-skills-gaps-drive-86-of-breaches.html"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:36:33","slug":"what-is-the-pci-compliance-software-market-missing-skills-gaps-drive-86-of-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/601074\/what-is-the-pci-compliance-software-market-missing-skills-gaps-drive-86-of-breaches.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is The PCI Compliance Software Market Missing? Skills Gaps Drive 86% Of Breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;width:250px;padding:8px 10px 10px 10px\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782306882.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"What Is The PCI Compliance Software Market Missing? Skills Gaps Drive 86% Of Breaches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782306882.jpg\" alt=\"What Is The PCI Compliance Software Market Missing? Skills Gaps Drive 86% Of Breaches\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 10px 10px;border:0 solid !important\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"quotes\">\n<div>Security guard monitoring server room alert board highlighting risks addressed by PCI compliance software<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">A new analysis from Secure Coding Practices reveals a critical disconnect in payment security: organizations are spending billions on PCI compliance software while the majority of breaches trace directly to developer training gaps. According to Fortinet&#8217;s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, 86% of organizations experienced cyberattacks due to security skills or knowledge gaps within their teams. <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&#8220;You can buy the most expensive compliance platform on the market, but it won&#8217;t teach a developer why storing cardholder data in logs violates PCI DSS Requirement 10,&#8221; <\/em>said Leon I. Hicks, security expert and contributor at Secure Coding Practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&#8220;The data is clear: skills gaps remain the number one cause of breaches for three consecutive years running. This isn&#8217;t a tool problem. It&#8217;s a training problem.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Why PCI Compliance Software Alone Fails Without Developer Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"caps\">Automation cannot replace secure coding judgment: Fortinet&#8217;s 2026 report found that 29% of organizations suffered five or more skills-related attacks in a single year, a pattern indicating broken security culture, not missing tools.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>AI adoption outpaces AI expertise: While 91% of organizations use AI-enabled security tools, 48% of IT decision-makers cite lack of AI expertise as their biggest implementation challenge, per Fortinet&#8217;s 2025 Global Skills Gap Report.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Boards prioritize but underfund training: Fortinet documented a 14-point delta between boards that verbally prioritize cybersecurity and those that actually allocate budget, despite 92% of organizations expressing willingness to invest in AI and cybersecurity certifications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Key Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\n<p>86% of organizations experienced cyberattacks due to security skills gaps &#8211; Fortinet 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report (June 2026)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>29% suffered five or more skills-related attacks in one year &#8211; Fortinet 2026 (June 2026)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>59% report critical cybersecurity skills gaps, up 15% year-over-year &#8211; ISC2 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Study (December 2025)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>92% are willing to invest in AI and cybersecurity certifications &#8211; Fortinet 2026 (June 2026)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>14-point delta exists between board prioritization and actual funding &#8211; Fortinet 2026 (June 2026)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>48% of IT leaders cite lack of AI expertise as top implementation challenge &#8211; Fortinet 2025 Global Skills Gap Report (2025)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>$1.79 billion to $3.81 billion &#8211; projected PCI compliance software market growth by 2035 at 9.2% CAGR &#8211; Business Research Insights (April 2026)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>January 15, 2026 &#8211; PCI Secure Software Standard v2.0 released, first major revision in 18 months &#8211; PCI Security Standards Council (January 2026)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>What This Means<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For development teams, PCI DSS v4.0 and the Secure Software Standard v2.0 make secure coding a formal compliance requirement, not a best practice. Code quality is now part of the audit perimeter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For compliance officers, the 48% AI expertise gap signals immediate governance risk. Organizations using AI tools must validate those systems, or auditors will.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For technical leadership, the 86% breach statistic provides clear ammunition: training investment is a compliance control. Without it, software purchases cannot deliver their intended security value.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&#8220;Boards say security is a priority but won&#8217;t write the check for training,&#8221;<\/em> Hicks added. <em>&#8220;Meanwhile, 29% of organizations suffered five or more skills-related breaches last year. The math doesn&#8217;t work. You cannot automate your way out of a skills problem.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Q&amp;A: Answering Real Questions About PCI Compliance and Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Q: Does PCI DSS v4.0 require secure coding training?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A: Yes. The updated standard and PCI Secure Software Standard v2.0 explicitly require organizations to implement secure development practices and verify developer competence in secure coding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Q: Why do 86% of breaches trace to skills gaps?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A: According to Fortinet&#8217;s 2026 report, organizations consistently underinvest in role-based security education, leaving developers unable to identify and fix vulnerabilities like SQL injection or improper logging of cardholder data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Q: Is AI making PCI compliance easier or harder?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A: Both. While 84% of security teams say AI improves performance (Fortinet 2026), 48% lack AI expertise to govern these tools properly, creating new compliance risks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Q: How big is the PCI compliance software market?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A: Business Research Insights projects growth from $1.79 billion in 2026 to $3.81 billion by 2035, a 9.2% compound annual growth rate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Q: Can compliance software replace developer training?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A: No. Software detects failures but does not prevent insecure coding. Secure Coding Practices data shows skills gaps remain the root cause of breaches for three consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Methodology Note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This analysis synthesizes primary research from Fortinet&#8217;s 2025 and 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Reports, ISC2&#8217;s 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Study (16,029 respondents globally), PCI Security Standards Council official documentation, and market size projections from Business Research Insights and WiseGuy Reports. All statistics reflect the most recent available data as of June 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Secure Coding Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/securecodingpractices.com\/\">Secure Coding Practices<\/a> is a developer-first training company founded by Leon I. Hicks that helps developers and teams build secure software through practical, hands-on bootcamps and team training programs. The company focuses on shift-left security enablement for modern development teams handling PCI compliance and application security requirements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Full study available at: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/securecodingpractices.com\/pci-compliance-software-has-a-blind-spot\/\">PCI Compliance Software Has a Costly Blind Spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Secure Coding Practices<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Leon I. Hicks<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=what-is-the-pci-compliance-software-market-missing-skills-gaps-drive-86-of-breaches'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +1 (518) 813-2007<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>188 Elk Rd  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Albany<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> New York<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/securecodingpractices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/securecodingpractices.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=what-is-the-pci-compliance-software-market-missing-skills-gaps-drive-86-of-breaches\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security guard monitoring server room alert board highlighting risks addressed by PCI compliance software A new analysis from Secure Coding Practices reveals a critical disconnect in payment security: organizations are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}