March 10, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – cPanel Inc. (http://www.cpanel.net) and ScanAlert (http://www.scanalert.com) have partnered to provide web hosting security services, it was announced this week. cPanel Inc. offers a leading web host automation solution, and ScanAlert to provides HACKER SAFE certification and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) validation services to web hosts.
"cPanel has always been driven by innovation and market demand, and this partnership illustrates yet again our responsiveness to customer demand," explained David Koston, cPanel's Operations Manager. "ScanAlert will provide the web hosting community with sophisticated tools merchants need to safely and effectively succeed online in an ever-changing and dangerous landscape."
"We are very familiar with the high quality of cPanel's service offerings through personal experience in the hosting industry, and are delighted to deliver our security services to their clients," said ScanAlert's Director of Channel Sales, Michael Ayers. "HACKER SAFE is a natural addition to cPanel's outstanding services, and a proven solution to help end-user merchants become more secure and sell more online."
ScanAlert’s initial services will be free of charge and validate ecommerce merchants to the PCI DSS. Discounted website certification services will also be offered. A future transition will include ScanAlert's security auditing technology integrated into cPanel's web hosting and server control and automation software.
