Macquarie Hosting Data Center First in Australia to Achieve Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Accreditation
Macquarie Hosting, a division of Macquarie Telecom today announced it has achieved its Report On Compliance (ROC) to the highest level of PCI DSS for its Sydney data center, the Intellicentre.
Macquarie Hosting is the first and only dedicated hosting provider in Australia to achieve PCI DSS compliance and operates the most highly certified data center in Australia.
Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) November 21, 2008 -- As Australian businesses face a looming deadline to achieve and report compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), Macquarie Hosting, a division of Macquarie Telecom today announced it has achieved its Report On Compliance (ROC) to the highest level of PCI DSS for its Sydney data center, the Intellicentre.
Macquarie Hosting is the first and only dedicated hosting provider in Australia to achieve PCI DSS compliance and operates the most highly certified data center in Australia.
Macquarie Hosting's report of compliance was issued today by Vectra Corporation, a qualified security assessor endorsed by the PCI Security Standards Council.
The PCI DSS is a mandatory IT security standard established by the five major payment brands for organisations that store, process and transmit cardholder information.
From January 2009, PCI DSS compliance status reporting will be strictly enforced by issuing banks for any organisation, including online businesses that handle cardholder information including customer names, card numbers, expiry dates or limits.
Non-compliance can result in substantial fines or suspension of a business' merchant account facility.
For Macquarie Hosting's online transaction based customers, the PCI accreditation means they can now report use of a PCI compliant web hosting provider and thus meet required standards of the PCI DSS without the need for ongoing management and maintenance of their own infrastructure. This saves time and resources in the IT team.
Aidan Tudehope, Managing Director, Macquarie Hosting said, "Customer feedback has shown that the cost and resource requirements to achieve and maintain PCI Compliance are a significant burden for many mid-sized businesses."
"In our experience it can take months and hundreds of thousands of dollars to achieve compliance for an enterprise class data center which, in the current tight economic circumstances, can be unfeasible for medium businesses. As a specialist working with leading online transaction based organisations, we saw PCI compliance as an absolute must for Macquarie Hosting to help our customers prepare for their reporting deadlines."
Every bank that issues payment cards is required to enforce the PCI DSS by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Council governed by the five largest credit card companies; Visa International, MasterCard International, American Express, Discover and JCB. PCI compliance is a rigorous standard to achieve and maintain.
Macquarie Hosting's accreditation recognises that it can now provide services to meet the six major principles specified for compliance, validated by PCI DSS security assessors annually. These requirements are:
| | - Build and maintain a secure network
- Protect cardholder data
- Maintain a vulnerability management program
- Implement strong access control measures
- Regularly monitor and test networks
- Maintain an information security policy
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This latest accreditation reinforces the Intellicentre as the most highly certified data center in Australia. It adds to Macquarie Hosting's existing accreditations that include full DSD certification to the level of highly protected and ISO 27001 ISMS certification.
"Figures on the value of online fraud using Australian credit cards continue to soar according to the Australian Payments Clearing Association, reaching a record high of $40 million between 2006 and 2007."
"Implementing global best practice PCI standards to mitigate risks and maintain control in these circumstances is vital for businesses to protect customer security. Macquarie Hosting is able to deploy solutions to ensure the long term success of these businesses. Our approach is about building a sustainable PCI compliance program, not just looking at PCI compliance as a standalone check-list."
About Macquarie Hosting:
Macquarie Hosting is the Australian leader in providing mission critical application hosting for business.
It is responsible for managing and delivering the guaranteed service levels, scalable, 'always-on' and secure solutions that online, digital media and high-availability transaction-based companies need to meet demand for their services.
Macquarie Hosting's purpose is to help its customers focus on growing their business, instead of focusing on the day-to-day operations of their IT infrastructure.
Macquarie Hosting's managed services are delivered through its managed hosting and security facility, the Intellicentre.
The Intellicentre is the most highly certified data centre in Australia. Certifications include ISO 27001, ASIO T4 and DSD Gateway. This helps organisations confidently address security concerns associated with corporate governance, privacy regulations and audit requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley.
Macquarie Hosting delivers these 'always-on', secure managed services by:
| | - Supporting customers with named dedicated account teams delivering personal and accountable service
- Delivering premium online management tools offering real-time information and transparency into all hosting solutions
- Drawing on its extensive team of experienced engineers, with a wide and deep range of skills
- Leveraging its scale and business model to deliver all managed services at a lower TCO for customers
- Remaining professional, flexible and innovative at all times
- Becoming a part of the customer's IT Support Team, not simply a supplier
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Macquarie Hosting currently manages critical applications for companies including PBL Media, News Limited, Showbiz.com.au, WebJet, Vanguard Investments, and one of the world's fastest growing social networking sites Habbo Hotel.
Macquarie Hosting is a division of ASX-listed Macquarie Telecom, a leading Australian and Asia Pacific supplier of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions - including voice, data, mobile and hosting. The business has experienced strong annual growth over the past 15 years.
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