NAPA, CA -- 09/06/07 --
Today, ScanAlert announced that it has partnered
with SWsoft to deliver HACKER SAFE® certification and Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) validation services to web
hosting clients and their ecommerce merchants.
Under the agreement, ScanAlert will provide hosting service providers using
the SWsoft Plesk control panel the ability to offer their customers
complimentary services to validate PCI DSS compliance for merchants, as
well as discounted services to certify them to the HACKER SAFE standard.
"By partnering with SWsoft, ScanAlert can deliver greater security and
peace of mind to Plesk-based service providers and their customers," said
Kurt Daniel, vice president of Marketing and Alliances, SWsoft. "This is
another good example of how our OPEN FUSION integration and partnership
initiative is helping to deliver value to website owners, while helping
service providers create new revenue streams."
"As the leading automation and virtualization provider to the hosting
industry, SWsoft is a logical partner for ScanAlert," said Michael Ayers,
manager of channel sales, ScanAlert. "Working with SWsoft, we will help
make hosts and end-user merchants more secure, meet their compliance
obligations, and increase online transactions."
ScanAlert's PCI DSS Validation Service
ScanAlert's PCI DSS Service provides everything ecommerce merchants need to
be validated to the PCI DSS standard, including unlimited security scans,
an interactive self-assessment questionnaire, and extensive
online/telephone/email technical support.
About HACKER SAFE
Using its patent pending technology, ScanAlert conducts daily security
audits to certify clients to the HACKER SAFE standard. Websites meeting the
standard can then promote their certified security to site visitors by
placing the HACKER SAFE certification trustmark on their sites. As long as
the standard is met, ScanAlert continues to serve a date-stamped image from
its network to the site.
Availability and Pricing
SWsoft customers interested in ScanAlert's PCI DSS and HACKER SAFE
certification services should contact SWsoft directly at
scanalert@swsoft.com for details on availability, pricing and sign-up
procedures.
About ScanAlert
ScanAlert secures organizations of all sizes against threats to their
network infrastructure and then certifies them to the HACKER SAFE standard
-- the world's Internet security benchmark. Offered as a Software as a
Service (SaaS) solution, HACKER SAFE technology protects more than 250,000
websites in over 70 countries worldwide. Well known sites displaying the
trustmark include ESPN, The American Red Cross, Toshiba, Sony Music Store
and Warner Brothers, along with the majority of the 500 largest online
retailers in the USA. ScanAlert also operates HACKER SAFE Labs, the
security industry's only research group focused on ecommerce application
security. More information is available at www.scanalert.com.
ScanAlert Contact:
Nigel Ravenhill
Dir of Marketing Communications
Tel: 877-302-9965 X1111
Email: pr at scanalert.com
