Data Security Firms Establish PCI Security Vendor Alliance
New Industry Organization Aims to Raise Awareness of Payment Card
Compliance Standards and Address Card Processor Compliance Needs
Eight leading data security companies today announced the formation of
The Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance –
(PCI SVA).
PCI SVA (http://www.pcialliance.org)
will assist members of the payment card industry and the PCI Security
Standards Council -- composed of merchants, banks and point-of-sale
vendors – in educating the business community
on the requirements and business value of the Payment Card Industry
(PCI) Data Security Standard, a global benchmark intended to improve
security throughout the entire payment card transaction process.
Founding members of PCI SVA -- ConfigureSoft, Inc., Cyber-Ark, Inc.,
Modulo Security, Proginet, Inc., Protegrity USA, Inc., Reflex Security,
SafeNet, Inc. and Verisign – will also support
the business community by providing flexible PCI Data Security Standard
(DSS) solutions to address the needs of system integrators and business
users.
“Even with all the press on data security
breaches and the corporate and personal costs that accrue from them,
there is still only limited awareness of the PCI data security standards,”
said Jon Oltsik, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. “These
standards impose compliance rules that enterprises handling credit or
debit card data must resolve from business and technology perspectives.
The PCI SVA is a valuable component in addressing this issue
holistically."
To demonstrate the business value of PCI DSS solutions, and their value
in meeting other regulatory privacy and data security directives, the
PCI SVA also plans to create a series of case studies, seminars,
return-on-investment analyses, and white papers showing how
organizations may achieve compliance with the PCI DSS requirements
efficiently and on-budget.
Because PCI DSS requirements are so detailed and market-stringent, the
Alliance advocates compliance to PCI DSS in meeting the numerous state,
national, and regional, laws governing other business activities
concerning systems security and privacy.
PCI SVA members, all with strong experience in delivering PCI compliance
solutions to thousands of customers, will leverage this knowledge to
support and complement the objectives of Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover and JCB in securing the sensitive data processed by
their merchant partners.
To learn more about the PCI SVA, and to apply for membership, visit the
Security Vendor Alliance website http://www.pcialliance.org,
or individual member sites.
About Configuresoft
Configuresoft is an innovator in systems management technology,
delivering the enterprise Configuration Intelligence™
to effectively and efficiently manage today's heterogeneous computing
infrastructures. Spanning both security and operations, the Company's
configuration management, compliance and remediation products are used
by 12 of the world's 25 largest companies to keep their critical systems
properly configured, while ensuring compliance with regulatory
requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, FISMA, GLBA, Basel II, HIPAA and
DISA, and industry standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS and Microsoft
Security Hardening Guides. To contact Configuresoft, please call (888)
U-CONFIG or visit www.configuresoft.com.
About Cyber-Ark, Inc.
Cyber-Ark Software is an Information Security company that develops and
markets digital vaults for securing and managing privileged passwords
and highly-sensitive information. Based on it's patented Vaulting
Technology(tm), Cyber-Ark's digital vault products include: The
Inter-Business Vault, a secure infrastructure for cross-enterprise data
exchange of highly-sensitive information; the Sensitive Document Vault,
for secure storage and management of highly-sensitive documents, and the
Enterprise Password Vault, for the secure management of administrative,
emergency and privileged user passwords. Cyber-Ark's Vaulting platform
has been tested by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Cybertrust.
ICSA is the security industry's central authority for research,
intelligence, and certification testing of security products. www.cyber-ark.com
About Modulo Security
Modulo Security, the first ISO 27001 certified company in the world, is
the leader in Risk Assessment and Compliance automation. The company's
launch of Modulo Risk Manager features exciting VISIO diagramming of
risk, PCI 1.1 automation and COBIT 4.0 strategic analysis. Risk manager
was just awarded Best World-Wide Security Solution by Microsoft.
About Proginet Corporation
Proginet Corporation is a developer of enterprise security software.
Throughout its 20-year history, the company has earned a solid
reputation for its multi-platform expertise and dedication to customer
service. Its products, including CyberFusion®,
CyberFusion Integration Suite (CFI)™,
SecurForce™, SecurPass®,
and SecurAccess™, support all major computing
platforms, from PCs to mainframes. Proginet's global customer base spans
more than 23 countries and includes many Fortune 500 companies. The
company is headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., with offices in Toronto,
Canada, and is publicly traded under the symbol [OTCBB:
PRGF]. For more information, visit www.proginet.com.
About Protegrity
Protegrity Corporation delivers enterprise-wide data security management
solutions for end-to-end protection for applications and sensitive data,
enabling companies to deploy comprehensive security policies with
centralized management and auditing. Protegrity is committed to
protecting sensitive data wherever it resides in today's highly
distributed and heterogeneous computing environments.
About Reflex Security
Reflex Security, Inc., a pioneer in network intrusion prevention
delivers real-time network security through its innovative products and
IPS Everywhere™ approach to enterprise-wide
security. By unifying discovery, deep-packet inspection and a
comprehensive prevention engine, the company’s
IPS solutions block internal and external security threats to prevent
today’s most serious network attacks. With
products that are adaptable, reliable and easy to use, Reflex Security
simplifies enterprise security for business networks and virtualized
networks of all sizes. Positioned as a “Visionary”
in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant, Reflex Security
has garnered an impressive collection of awards including SC Magazine’s
coveted “Best Buy”
honor and selection as top performer in its Group Test of IPS vendors.
For more information visit http://www.reflexsecurity.com,
call 888-872-7555, or contact any authorized channel partner.
About SafeNet,Inc.
SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 20
years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its
encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property
and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including
hardware, software, and chips. UBS, Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, ARM, Bank
of America, NetGear, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security,
Adobe, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and
scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. For
more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure
services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day
across the world's voice and data networks. Additional news and
information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.
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