Sipera Systems and TrustNet Enable Secure Credit Card Handling in Unified Communications Deployments
Richardson, Texas, June 23, 2009 – Sipera Systems, the leader in real-time Unified
Communications (UC) security, today announced a partnership with TrustNet to boost
the secure handling of credit card data in enterprises that are deploying VoIP and
Unified Communications while complying with the industry standard for payment card
security.
Enterprises in a range of industries are adopting UC, which includes voice, video, IM,
collaboration and other real-time communications traversing converged infrastructures.
UC and VoIP offer dramatic cost savings and new modes of interaction among
customers, partners, employees and the supply chain. But with UC and VoIP, these
communications now share many of the same data networks and resources that are
used for carrying credit card data and transaction information. As a result, enterprises
must carefully evaluate the security posture of these networks and communications,
especially if they seek to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standard (PCI DSS).
TrustNet is a PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor, providing guidance and assessment
services to enterprises seeking to achieve PCI DSS compliance. Sipera’s security
appliances provide comprehensive security and control over VoIP and UC, and its
VIPER Lab provides VoIP and UC security assessment services.
Together, Sipera and TrustNet offer enterprises both the guidance and functionality to
ensure that their VoIP and UC implementations are consistent with security best
practices and support their efforts to achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance.
Without addressing the new security challenges of the evolving communications
Sipera Systems, TrustNet Enable Secure Credit Card Handling in UC Deployments
infrastructure, enterprises put themselves at risk for payment card data theft,
compromised transaction privacy, and loss of consumer trust.
Sipera and TrustNet will present a webinar on Tuesday, June 30, about the impact of
VoIP and UC on PCI DSS compliance. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/PCIVOIP
“Security is a fundamental requirement of all enterprise communications, but it is
especially important when your enterprise is handling consumer and credit card data,”
said Adam Boone, VP of Marketing at Sipera Systems. “Working with TrustNet, we’re
applying our UC security expertise to PCI DSS, enabling PCI-compliant businesses to
continue to protect their data while deploying cost-effective VoIP and unified
communications.”
“We are pleased to help our clients achieve highly effective security practices and to
ensure the safety of payment card data in compliance with PCI DSS,” said Trevor
Horwitz, Principal at TrustNet. “Many enterprises are now taking advantage of
revolutionary communications technologies represented by VoIP and UC. We are
working with Sipera to help enterprises navigate the transformation to VoIP and UC
while maintaining the right security posture to safeguard consumer data.”
For businesses seeking more information and education about PCI DSS, the upcoming
webinar will cover:
• How PCI DSS requirements relate to VoIP and UC technologies and
infrastructures;
• UC security planning best practices for adopting and managing effective security
architectures; and
• How to assess one’s enterprise security and identify potential gaps and risks that
might compromise PCI DSS efforts
The Sipera UC-Sec products are comprehensive, real-time UC security solutions that
simplify and protect next-generation communications over any network to any device.
Sipera Systems, TrustNet Enable Secure Credit Card Handling in UC Deployments
Dozens of customers around the world rely on the UC-Sec appliances to safeguard their
communications and boost compliance with privacy laws, regulatory mandates and
mission-critical confidentiality requirements. Backed by the extensive vulnerability
research of VIPER Lab, the UC-Sec solutions provide threat protection, policy
enforcement, access control and privacy in a single, real-time appliance.
About Sipera Systems
Sipera Systems, the leader in real-time UC security, enables enterprises to simplify and
confidently deploy their VoIP and unified communications over any network to any
device while service providers can protect and quickly offer new IP-based
communication services. Backed by the extensive vulnerability research of the Sipera
VIPER Lab, the Sipera UC-Sec products provide comprehensive threat protection,
policy enforcement, access control, and privacy in a single, real-time appliance. For
more information, visit http://www.sipera.com.
About TrustNet
TrustNet is a leading provider of governance, risk, and compliance services. Using
proven methodologies and delivery platforms, we offer an array of specialized and
tightly integrated consulting services, including PCI, SOX, SAS70, Red Flag, HIPAA,
and Data Breach Management. Our clients view us as strategic partners in helping them
ensure the security and integrity of their businesses. TrustNet is a new breed of
professional services firm, devoid of unnecessary bureaucracy and committed to deliver
the highest quality of services, with greater efficiency and responsiveness. By
combining smart strategy, decades of experience, and an agile delivery model, we've
created an approach that addresses our clients' governance, risk and compliance goals.
This approach enables us to address the strategic objectives of executives who run
public and private companies, across multiple industries, with market caps from $3
million to over $3 billion. For more information visit www.TrustNetInc.com.
Sipera, Sipera logo, Sipera UC-Sec, and Sipera VIPER are trademarks of Sipera Systems, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jan Jahosky, Turbo PR for Sipera Systems, 407-331-4699, jan@turbopr.com
Delanna Thornton, PR for TrustNet 678-469-8228, Media@TrustNetInc.com
