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Vigilar Earns MasterCard International Site Data Protection Vendor Approval to Perform Credit Card Network Security Scans Publication date: Monday, 16 May 2005 Vigilar Guarantees Merchants PCI Data Security Scanning and Compliance Remediation in Time for June 30, 2005 Deadline ATLANTA – May 16, 2005 - Vigilar, Inc., the leading information security consulting firm, today announced that it has earned its Compliant Security Vendor approval under MasterCard International's Site Data Protection (SDP) program. As a MasterCard approved vendor, Vigilar is allowed to help online merchants evaluate the security of their Web sites that store MasterCard account data, and achieve compliance with the MasterCard SDP program that is in accordance with the PCI Data Security Standard. The PCI Data Standard combines components of MasterCard's SDP security compliance program and Visa's Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) to create common industry security requirements for storing, processing or transmitting credit cardholder data. These standards are internationally recognized by most major card companies, including American Express, Diners Club, Discover Card and JCB Card, as the benchmark for cardholder data security and are intended to ensure that cardholder data is appropriately protected at all points within the course of a transaction. MasterCard recognized Vigilar specifically for its SDP related services. Vigilar achieved approved status by proving its ability to detect, identify and report vulnerabilities common to flawed Web site architectures and configurations. These vulnerabilities, if not patched in actual merchant Web sites, could lead to an unauthorized intrusion. By proactively identifying and providing the opportunity to remedy such vulnerabilities, SDP approved products offer a means for reducing risk of intrusion and data compromise. Vigilar President and CEO, Palaniswamy (Raj) Rajan, said, “Vigilar's entire business is focused on information and network security management. Keeping our clients' data and networks protected is our top priority all day, every day. It was a natural progression for us to extend our services into the credit card scanning and remediation arena where the logistics of such security measures tap directly into our expert core competencies.” As opposed to other certified vendors who only offer merchants self-service network scanning and provide suggestions for remediation, Vigilar conducts the network scan for the merchant and a Vigilar support security analyst reviews the results and provides a customized report detailing the steps necessary for remediation based on the merchant's technology requirements. Vigilar then conducts the remediation to rectify any found vulnerabilities, ensuring that the merchant is SDP and PCI compliant. “The Site Data Vendor Compliance Program reflects MasterCard's ongoing commitment to helping our customer financial institutions and online merchants evaluate and improve the security of their Web sites in a timely and affordable manner. The end result we are striving for — improved overall channel security — is a win-win for all parties involved,” said Steve Orfei, senior vice president and head of the MasterCard e-Commerce Center of Excellence. The SDP Compliance Testing program is an expansion of MasterCard's Site Data Protection Program™, a comprehensive, proactive and cost-effective set of global e-commerce and financial security services designed to help protect the Web sites of its member financial institutions, online merchants and other payment processors holding MasterCard account information. About MasterCard SDP The MasterCard Site Data Protection Program is a proactive, cost-effective, global solution offered by MasterCard through its acquiring members. The program provides acquiring members with the ability to deploy security compliance programs, assisting online merchants and Member Service Providers to better protect against hacker intrusions and account data compromises. The program takes a proactive approach to security by identifying common possible vulnerabilities in a merchant web site and makes recommendations for short-and long-term security improvements. The solution addresses the security issues that online merchants and their acquiring banks face in the virtual world, and concerns arising from these issues, such as Internet fraud, chargebacks, brand image damage, consumer information safety and privacy and the cost of replacing stolen account numbers. The MasterCard Site Data Protection program is based on the requirements of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. About Vigilar Vigilar is the leading information security consulting firm assisting clients in protecting their company against internal and external threats, and is focused on meeting the customer's budget and business requirements while ensuring compliance to government regulations. With a sole focus on information security and a team of highly skilled industry experts, Vigilar partners with the leading security technology innovators to ensure that our clients stay ahead of the technology curve. |
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