The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to information security controls [image-nocss] and processes that ensure data integrity.
As a participating organization, CipherOptics will now have access to the latest payment card security standards from the Council, be able to provide feedback on the standards and become part of a growing community that now includes more than 500 organizations. In an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems, adhering to the PCI DSS represents an entity's best protection against data criminals. By joining as a participating organization, CipherOptics is adding its voice to the process.
"The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data," said Bob Russo, general manager of the PCI Security Standards Council. "By participating in the standards setting process, CipherOptics demonstrates they are playing an active part in this important end goal."
"A significant percentage of our customer base cites PCI compliance and audit scope reduction as the driving factors in their decision to encrypt data in motion," said Thomas Gill, CEO of CipherOptics, Raleigh, N.C. "We are confident that through our participation in the PCI Security Standards Council we will be able to better serve our customer's security needs and contribute to the ongoing effort to improve payment card security."
The mission of the PCI Security Standards Council is to enhance payment account security by driving education and awareness of PCI security standards.
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