Vendor Safe Technologies Secures Sinclair Oil Retail Outlets

May 6, 2010 - PRLog -- NEW ORLEANS, LA , (from the NACStech Conference, booth 943) – Sinclair Oil has selected Houston-based Vendor Safe Technologies to support Sinclair’s initiative to achieve Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliance across its network of distributor and dealer-operated convenience stores. Vendor Safe will deliver its Self Configuring Firewall Architecture™ and Global Security Mesh™ / VPN to isolate the POS system from other technology within the store’s network, protecting it from insidious malware, hackers and other potential threats.

"Networks and network security can be complex, and c-store managers by their nature are not technical," said Trinette Huber, manager of Information Privacy and Security in Sinclair’s PCI Program. "Using Vendor Safe is like purchasing an in-house network department — they provide their expertise, capabilities, support and technical know-how to protect our credit card data from these thieves. The PCI implementation has been accomplished in less than thirty days."

Vendor Safe implemented their unique Self Configuring Firewall Architecture solution for Sinclair convenience stores so that the POS system and the back office system could be protected in separate security zones. Zoning allows for segmentation within a single network providing critical security between the POS system and the back-office system without impeding the day to day workload.

"When we began working with Sinclair, they had very specific requirements they were looking for in a security system including zoned levels of security, a fixed level of expense, little to no impact on daily business operations and minimal efforts to implement," said Bill Pickard, COO of Vendor Safe. "As a security company with more than 20 years experience designing and managing data networks, we have complex implementations down to a science. Our remote installation requires no on-site visits, and we are able to meet Sinclair’s data security goals in record time."

About Sinclair
A national oil company, Sinclair operates as the major oil brand supplying fuel to more than 2,500 company and distributor-operated convenience stores in more than 22 states. Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sinclair is the seventh largest oil company in the United States. For more information, visit the Sinclair website at www.sinclairoil.com.

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About Vendor Safe Technologies
For more than 20 years, Vendor Safe Technologies has developed, deployed, and supported innovative security technologies. The company’s patent-pending Self Configuring Firewall Architecture™ and Global Security Mesh™ / VPN enables PCI Level 2, 3 and 4 merchants to become PCI compliant within 30 days at the lowest total cost of deployment and lowest total cost of ownership. Vendor Safe solutions are secured by the superior defenses of firewalls from Juniper Networks. Learn more by visiting the Vendor Safe website at www.vendorsafe.com.

Vendor Safe Contact:
Bill Pickard
Vendor Safe Technologies
713.929.0209
bpickard@vendorsafe.com