Penetration testing specialist ProCheckUp has completed
MasterCard SDP compliance testing and can now work alongside
payment card industry members, merchants and service providers to
help them achieve a prerequisite level of security
compliance.
ProCheckUp can now perform network security assessment services
under the MasterCard Site Data Protection Program, a scheme that
also has Visa’s approval.
MasterCard and Visa both work to the Payment Card Industry (PCI)
data security standard they developed, which details security
requirements for members, merchants and service providers that
store, process or transmit cardholder data.
To demonstrate compliance with the standard, merchants and service
providers may be required to conduct network security scans on a
regular basis to help identify vulnerabilities and
misconfigurations of websites or IT infrastructures containing
externally facing IP addresses.
Given the recent problems with data theft at credit card
processor CardSystems, it is clear that the credit card companies,
their compliance testers and the Site Data Protection Program must
work more effectively to restore the public’s confidence that their
personal data is – and remains – secure.