Thursday, August 11, 2011

Prolexic Becomes First DDoS Mitigation Provider to Gain PCI DSS Certification - Speeds Service Provisioning to Mitigate Encrypted Layer 7 Attacks -




Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation services, today announced that it is the first DDoS mitigation provider to secure PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) level 2 certification.
PCI DSS is a worldwide program designed to help protect consumers from fraud by regulating payment card data security. The PCI DSS standard is the result of a collaborative effort by the major credit card brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB) to build a set of requirements designed to ensure that all merchants that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure online environment.
In the last few years, Prolexic has observed an increase in the number of encrypted attacks against web properties. Typically, these attacks use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to start an application layer (Layer 7) attack. To monitor and mitigate these encrypted attacks effectively, Prolexic requires that a customer provide their data decrypting private keys.
“Achieving PCI DSS compliance makes it much easier for customers to deploy with us and leverage our unique capabilities to overcome encrypted attacks,” said Paul Sop, chief technology officer at Prolexic. “With this certification, customers know instantly that our key management and security procedures are in compliance with their PCI DSS policy without the time and expense of auditing Prolexic.”

Quote startWith this certification, customers know instantly that our key management and security procedures are in compliance with their PCI DSS policy without the time and expense of auditing Prolexic.Quote end


While PCI DSS certification is not required because Prolexic does not store or process any credit card data, certification makes it much easier for a compliant organization to onboard with Prolexic. Critically, certification speeds deployment of remediation for compliant organizations during encrypted Layer 7 DDoS attacks.
Brightline, http://www.brightline.com, an external auditing company specializing in assurance and compliance services, found that Prolexic has taken sound measures to establish a solid set of security controls and procedures.
“Achieving compliance with this globally recognized data security standard is a significant milestone for Prolexic,” added Sop. “With more and more payment processing and e-Commerce companies coming under DDoS attack, this certification will further differentiate our capabilities and make Prolexic the logical choice for these types of organizations.”
About Prolexic
Prolexic is the world’s largest, most trusted Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation provider. Able to absorb the largest and most complex attacks ever launched, Prolexic restores mission critical Internet facing infrastructures for global enterprises and government agencies within minutes. Five of the world’s ten largest banks and the leading companies in e-Commerce, payment processing, travel/hospitality, gaming and other at risk industries rely on Prolexic to protect their businesses. Founded in 2003 as the world’s first “in the cloud” DDoS mitigation platform, Prolexic is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida and has scrubbing centers located in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.prolexic.com.

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2 comments:

  1. From strength to strength,years ahead... ;)

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  2. isn't Prolexic the firm that was fined USD$200k by the US Department of Justice?

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