M8 Security Pci Dss Compliance

Jan. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- With drastic increases in security breaches among smaller companies, and increasing fines imposed due to Payment Card Industry violations, m8 Security saw the need for a comprehensive solution to aid businesses in becoming PCI compliant. The complex and often contradictory nature of PCI DSS has left many small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) scrambling to make sense of the data security standards. Moreover, the PCI standards necessitate proactive effort on both the part of the businesses and their card payment processors.

m8 Security CEO Mike Comm believes the time is right for SMB's to free themselves from PCI-anxiety. "There are a few companies doing PCI scanning and auditing, but no one was offering a security solution for the overwhelming amount of compliance requirements the average business has to meet. We needed a solution that offers active protection in real-time, rather than just analyzing after-effects," says Comm.

While static firewalls offer a modicum of safety, they have been found obsolete against the slew of dynamic web-based threats facing businesses today. By presenting a solution that is actively monitored and maintained, M8 Security hopes to enable businesses to operate confident of their compliance and security.

m8 Security discovered that developing a solution that integrated with POS software such as Aloha and Hotsauce added complexity to the task, but were able to come up with an elegant solution that enables transparent protection for their clients. Several major businesses in Atlanta are already using the solution with great success.

Comm, felt it was important to spearhead the effort to protect POS systems and the customer data they transmit. "PCI is preparing to drop like an anvil on small businesses, and we want to be there to protect them. This is an ongoing effort to maintain the balance between proper security and business continuity. We feel we have created a solution that enables best business practices while proactively protecting customer information and attending to PCI requirements," said Comm.

m8 Security, a leading IT Managed Security service, has announced a new solution
for securing Point-of-Sale machines, for small and medium business giving compliance with the
majority of PCI requirements. M8 Security has made it easy for the SMB market to order our service and at a very affordable price that there is no excuse not to be PROTECTED for just pennies.
About
m8 Security was founded to provide enterprise-class managed security to the small and medium sized business (SMB) market. We provide a wide range of Managed Security Services to organizations in the SMB market. m8’s Cloud Technology Security Services deliver  the same protection as enterprise customers have across their networks, safeguarding the perimeter, critical internal assets, data, remote users, customers and partners.  Our services provide vital controls for regulations including Payment Card Industry Standards (PCI), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPPA), Gramm-Leach-BlileyAct (GLBA), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  m8 Security takes a systematic approach to managing an organization's security needs. We provide around-the-clock monitoring and management of intrusion detection systems and firewalls, update and upgrade those services as well reporting on any events that occur. m8 Security delivers the expertise, tools and infrastructure a company needs to secure their information assets from Internet attacks.
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