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Monday, 13 October 2008 : ProCheckUp answer demand for PA DSS services
London, UK – 13th October 08
ProCheckUp have expanded to include offering a PA QSA service. This will enable ProCheckUp to help vendors adhere to the PA Data Security Standard that has recently been introduced.
The Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) comprises of a set of standard’s which apply to software vendors to ensure they create and maintain secure software applications. The standard applies to software sold to a number of customers, which stores, processes or transmits car-holder data. And does not apply to point of sales machines, or in house developed software for own use.
ProCheckUp are one of the first to become PA QSA qualified and are now in the position to help vendors through this process.
About ProCheckUp
A leading independent specialist security organisation, ProCheckUp was formed in 2000 to provide a unique Artificial Intelligence (AI) based penetration testing service to the corporate market.
Since then the company has enjoyed significant commercial and technological success, and received Royal recognition in April 2004 by winning the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation, the UK's highest accolade for business performance.
ProCheckUp are service providers to some of the world's leading finance and banking organisations, international law firms and FTSE 100 companies.
About ProCheckNet
ProCheckUp has adopted the methodology of conventional penetration testing and combined it with the functionality of a distributed automated attack system called ProCheckNet.
ProCheckNet automates the complex processes and decision making associated with a manual penetration testing team. It builds customised exploits in an entirely safe manner to achieve a level of testing unrivalled by conventional approaches. Complimented with features such as real time encapsulated exploits, firewall and IDS bypass, ProCheckNet is a revolutionary attack system. Companies that require the highest level of security assurance utilise ProCheckNet to test all their internal and externally facing IT infrastructure including brochure ware, E-commerce websites, RAS, VPN's, Mailservices, DNS and even entirely bespoke applications.