NetFortris | Are your customer’s prepared for the holiday rush?

Source on 12/2/15
NetFortris

Are your customer’s ready for the holiday rush?

The holidays are approaching quickly and greedy hackers are getting ready. PCI DSS compliance is not an arbitrary set of requirements. These standards protect customers from compromised personal information and protect businesses from the cost, hassle, and PR nightmare of data breaches.NetFortris has created the ABCs of PCI DSS to make sure that our partner’s understand the necessity of having a PCI DSS compliant network provider that will allow you to better serve your retail customers and keep their networks safe during this holiday season.

NetFortris’ ABCs of PCI DSS

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the proprietary information security standard used by organizations that accept credit cards. To maintain compliance, businesses must achieve twelve specific requirements:

1. Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data.
2. Customize and personalize. Do not use vendor-supplied defaults or system.
3. Guard and protect stored cardholder data.
4. Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open networks.
5. Protect all systems against malware, and update all anti-virus software and applications regularly.
6. Maintain secure systems and applications.
7. Restrict access to cardholder data to only those who “need to know.”
8. Identify and authenticate access to all system components.
9. Eliminate unnecessary physical access to system components.
10. Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data.
11. Test systems and processes to ensure functionality.
12. Maintain a policy that addresses information security for all personnel.

Partnering with the right network provider, like NetFortris, will not only give you piece of mind that your customers are secure but also enables them to outsource the headache of many of the most complex PCI requirements.

PCI DSS Requirements

1. Network firewall.
2. Encrypted transmission of cardholder data.
3. Protection against malware and other threats through built in Unified Threat Management.
4. Development and maintenance of secure systems and applications (like PCI-compliant call center applications).
5. Identification and authentication of access to network components, including analytics.
6. Tracking and monitoring of all access to network resources .

To learn more about PCI DSS compliant networks, NetFortris security solutions or find out about our unique partner program contact us today at partners@netfortris.com.
Cheers,
Kelli Tejada
SVP of Marketing, NetFortris