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Reliant Security joins PCI Security Standards Council as newest Participating Organization

Reliant to participate in key standards setting body protecting payment cardholder data

New York, NY-- July 1, 2008
Reliant Security announced today that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new participating organization.  As a Participating Organization, Reliant will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards. 

The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to information security controls and processes that ensure data integrity.  More information on the council and the standard can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org

As a Participating Organization, Reliant will have access to the latest payment card security standards from the Council, be able to provide feedback on the standards and become part of a growing community that now includes more than 450 organizations. In an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems, adhering to the PCI DSS represents an entity’s best protection against data criminals.  By joining as a Participating Organization, Reliant Security, is adding its voice to the process.

“The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data,” said Bob Russo, General Manager of the PCI Security Standards Council. “By participating in the standards setting process, Reliant Security demonstrates they are playing an active part in this important end goal.”

“We are excited at this opportunity to participate in the PCI community and to contribute our expertise in the areas of open source and virtualization,” said Mark Weiner, Managing Partner of Reliant Security.    “We look forward to collaborating with other members of the community to meet our common objective of decreasing the cost and complexity of compliance.”

About PCI Security Standards Council:
The mission of the PCI Security Standards Council is to enhance payment account security by driving education and awareness of PCI security standards. For more information, please visit www.pcisecuritystandards.org

About Reliant Security:

Reliant Security provides consulting and data security solutions with an emphasis on leveraging open source security tools over commercially available software to provide its client’s with secure and cost-effective solutions. Reliant’s Managed PCI System assists customers in meeting PCI and other information security compliance requirements. For more information please visit our website at www.reliantsec.net.

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