SISA Certifies Infosys BPO on PCI-DSS

Nov. 24, 2010 - PRLog -- Infosys BPO, a leading third party offshore provider with established expertise across different areas in banking, mortgage and capital markets has achieved Organization-wide compliance with the Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Version 1.2.1.
The onsite security assessment was conducted by the Asia’s largest Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) –SISA Information Security. On this occasion Srikant Balan, Head of Risk Management at Infosys BPO. “The PCI DSS certification is a natural outcome of having systematic procedures that promote high level security and ensuring compliance for all clients. SISA’s professional and structured approach helped in achieving the certification in a quick time”. He also added, “Infosys BPO is proud to be among a handful of global organizations to achieve a PCI-DSS certification.” Chief Consultant, Dharshan Shanthamurthy (SISA) said, “its a significant accomplishment for Infosys BPO since it’s an organization-wide PCI Compliance vis-à-vis a specific customer account PCI Compliance which is relatively easier to accomplish.  We believe SISA’s unique ‘three in the box’ methodology also helps organizations to meet the stringency of the PCI DSS standard in a structured manner as in the case of Infosys BPO”.  

About PCI-DSS
Payment Card Industry Compliance has become one of the watch words of Information Security today. PCI Data Security Standard is developed by PCI Security Standard Council, a group of top card issuers in the world including Visa, MasterCard, Amex, JCB, and Discover. The standard is noted as one of the most stringent security standards in the world. The primary aim of the standard is to provide assurance that the cardholder information dealt by an organization is sufficiently secured and protected as per the stringent requirements of the standard.

About SISA
SISA, a pioneer in Information Security is a leading Information Security Specialist company. With a footprint in nearly 24 countries and over 100 best of class customers, SISA is one of the largest companies in the information security space. SISA being a leading PCI Qualified Security Assessor offers services to Banks, Merchants and Service Providers in Asia Pacific and CEMEA region.

About Infosys BPO:
Infosys BPO Ltd. (infosysbpo.com) the Business Process Outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies was set up in April 2002. Infosys BPO focuses on integrated end-to-end outsourcing and delivers transformational benefits to its clients through reduced costs, ongoing productivity improvements, and process reengineering. Infosys BPO operates in India, the Czech Republic, China, the Philippines, Poland, Mexico, USA and Brazil and as on June 30, 2010 employed approximately18, 600 people. It closed FY 2009-10 with revenues of $352.1 million.

About Infosys Technologies Ltd
Infosys  defines, designs and delivers IT-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation and operational superiority to clients. As on June 30, 2010, the Infosys group employed about 114,800 employees in over 50 offices worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index and The Global Dow. For more information, visit www.infosys.com.

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SISA, a pioneer in Information Security Risk Assessments has over the last few years expanded its services horizon and has emerged as a leading Information Security Specialist company.