October 3, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Web hosting provider Apollo Hosting (http://www.apollohosting.com) has partnered with ScanAlert, the company announced recently. Through the partnership, Apollo Hosting will provide a complete PCI compliance validation service to its ecommerce customers entirely free of charge.
With credit card fraud and identity on the rise a set of industry-wide security standards were required to restore customer confidence in online credit transactions. As a result Visa and Mastercard collaborated on the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard which is now mandatory for merchants accepting payments using these cards. Apollo Hosting will provide its customers with a full solution to enable them to be certified to the PCI standard. This will include “quarterly vulnerability scanning, an interactive self assessment questionnaire, and complete technical support”.
“Successful ecommerce merchants use a variety of services to maximize their online success,” explained Apollo Hosting President Tamara Field. “Security is one of the most important and we’re happy to ensure that our customers can continue to run credit card enabled shopping carts.”
"Apollo Hosting is demonstrating their industry leadership by making security a priority,” added ScanAlert CEO Ken Leonard. “Providing PCI security services at no added cost will help their customers maintain the security they need to succeed in today's online marketplace where consumers are looking for safe and secure shopping environments."
