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EOS Payment Solutions Employs Secure Computing's Secure Firewall for PCI Compliance
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN JOSE, CA, June 30 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), a
leading enterprise gateway security company, today announced that EOS
Payment Solutions has selected the company's Secure Firewall (formerly
known as Sidewinder?) to ensure comprehensive security and manageability
while complying with the new Payment Card Industry (PCI ) Data Security
Standard (DSS).
"A solid argument for Secure Firewall was the fact that the system had
never been hacked. The same cannot be said for any other firewall product
on the market. Furthermore, Secure Firewall made it possible to address
PCI requirements promptly and easily -- all we had to change were the
password guidelines," said Michael H?lsiggensen, General Manager at EOS
Payment Solutions. "Our business model in itself requires the highest
standards in IT security, which clearly indicated that the comprehensive
security appliance from Secure Computing was the right choice."
Since the company's formation, EOS Payment Solutions has employed Secure
Computing's Secure Firewall, which fulfills all firewall-related PCI DSS
requirements. Secure Firewall provides application-layer filtering,
encrypted data transfer and supports stringent authentication
specifications, while the reporting tool enables users to routinely monitor
network activity.
In addition, Secure Firewall's intrusion detection and prevention
functionality identifies and logs attacks on the network as well as
occurring irregularities. Using this data, the administrator can
progressively improve the security of the corporate network. The
technology also blocks potential front-end threats for complete protection.
Secure Firewall sets a new standard for proactive threat detection by
integrating the industry's first and leading reputation system --
TrustedSource(TM) technology -- into every firewall. As a result, EOS
Payment Solutions' network benefits from real-time behavior monitoring of
dynamic URLs, domains, IPs, message content and images. The resulting
reputation scores enable proactive blocking of spam, spyware, viruses and
malware at the gateway -- well before they ever gain access to the network.
Based in Hamburg Germany, EOS Payment Solutions combines automated payment
solutions with well-grounded expertise in information, arrears and
receivables management. The company's "ClickPay" products facilitate
credit card and debit payments, online transfers, leasing and financing,
and risk and receivables management. Additional services such as the
provision of address and credit rating information, risk assessments and
sales financing complete the package. To be authorized to continue
handling credit card information, EOS Payment Solutions had to review its
own security strategy with reference to PCI specifications.
PCI DSS is a widely accepted set of policies and procedures intended to
optimize the security of credit, debit and cash card transactions and
protect cardholders against misuse of their personal information. PCI DSS
was created jointly in 2004 by Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American
Express. It clearly outlines the 12 key requirements with which companies
processing, storing, or transmitting payment card data must comply or risk
losing their payment processing abilities. Merchants and payment card
service providers must validate their compliance periodically with
auditors. Deadline dates for compliance with PCI DSS are imminent, with
the first 6.6 requirement of installing an application-layer firewall in
front of all Web-facing applications taking effect June 30, 2008.
"With more than 10 million transactions executed each year, every customer
of EOS Payment Solutions will benefit from the exceptional capabilities of
Secure Computing's Secure Firewall," added H?lsiggensen.
About EOS Payment Solutions
EOS Payment Solutions is part of EOS Group. The 37 operating companies in
the Group are active in the Information management, Arrears management and
Receivables management business units and look after some 20,000 clients
around the world -- from banks and insurance companies, through
manufacturing industry and the mail order segment, right up to public
utilities, telecommunications firms and IT companies.
About Secure Computing's PCI Initiative
In January 2008, Secure Computing launched its Payment Card Industry (PCI)
Initiative, a multi-faceted program aimed at providing global organizations
with the information, tools and best-of-breed solutions they need to comply
with the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS). The initiative leverages the
company's security expertise and ongoing research to help businesses
implement proactive security solutions to protect their customers' personal
data. Secure Computing has also developed a dedicated PCI Website to
provide organizations with information on the 12 major PCI requirements,
best practices and solutions for compliance, expert opinions, current news
on the topic and a directory of other resources. For more information,
please visit www.securecomputing.com/pci.
About Secure Computing Corporation
Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), a leading provider of
enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that
help customers protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Over
half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part of our more than 22,000 global
customers, supported by a worldwide network of more than 2,000 partners.
The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices
worldwide. For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements which are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from current expectations. For example, there can be
no assurance that demand for the company's products will continue at
current or greater levels, or that the company will continue to grow
revenues, or be profitable, or that the company will be able to motivate
and retain key employees, staff current and future projects in a
cost-effective manner, or effectively control its marketing, research,
development and administrative costs. There are also risks that the
company's pursuit of providing network security technology might not be
successful, or that if successful, it will not materially enhance the
company's financial performance; that changes in customer requirements and
other general economic and political uncertainties and weaknesses in
geographic regions of the world could impact the company's relationship
with its customers, partners and alliances; and that delays in product
development, competitive pressures or technical difficulties could impact
timely delivery of next-generation products; and other risks and
uncertainties that are described from time to time in our periodic reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company specifically
disclaims any responsibility for updating these forward-looking statements.
Sarah Tolle
Secure Computing Corporation
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