A leading information assurance engineering company, Security Advisers, finished with success the PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendors testing process and is now validated as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). As an Approved Scanning Vendor, Security Advisers is certified to help merchants manage information security risks and evaluate the security of their systems that store payment account information and assist them in achieving compliance with the PCI DSS.

Cooperative payment brands require PCI DSS compliance reports by a certified third-party assessor for merchants and service providers that process credit card transactions to achieve compliance. More information on the council and the standard can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org. The PCI Data Security Standard, endorsed by Discover Financial, JCB, American Express, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International, depend on merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adopt information security controls and processes to ensure data integrity.

Seana Pitt, chairperson, PCI Security Standards Council, stated: "The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data. By participating in the ASV certification process, Security Advisers demonstrates they are playing an active part in this important end goal." Security Advisers has achieved approved status by subjecting their SA (PCI) Compliance Scanning® solution to rigorous testing on the council's infrastructure. In an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems, the PCI DSS certification reassures merchants that they are being assessed accurately and fairly against the most current payment industry requirements.

Even more, Darrin Maggy, Security Advisers Director of Business Operations and Corporate Development, said: "Security Advisers is pleased to earn this distinction and be recognized by the PCI Security Standards Council as an Approved Scanning Vendor. The ASV certification permits us to provide our customers with a proactive approach to managing security in compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard; it is another key capability and an important addition to our compliance practice portfolio."

The PCI Security Standards Council’s mission is to rise payment account information security by fostering broad adoption of the PCI Security Standards. The PCI Security Standards Council is an open global forum for the ongoing enhancement, development, storage, dissemination and implementation of security standards for account data safety. The organization was founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International.

For more information visit https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/.