(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed hosting provider NetBenefit (www.netbenefit.com) announced on Tuesday it has attained Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance following a detailed audit of its hosting environment by qualified security assessor, CNS.
The security standard was introduced by the PCI Security Standard Council in 2006 as a way to combat fraud.
Requiring rigorous compliance and assessment, the standard calls on all merchants to secure their processes, systems, policies and procedures at every step of the payment card process to protect against the risk of cyber criminals accessing sensitive customer data.
For NetBenefit the PCI accreditation marks the end of a comprehensive project to attain high security in payment standards across its managed hosting facilities.
In addition, the standard gives the provider's customers piece of mind that their websites are being hosted at a purpose built hosting environment that will meet the requirements of the Standards Council.
"The 12 requirements of PCI DSS compliance can be quite daunting for any merchant," says Darren Wiltshire, head of engineering at NetBenefit. "NetBenefit has worked through all of the steps as both a merchant and a service provider which means we understand the full scope of the project."
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