The company is working with the council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard and other payment card data protection standards.

The PCI DSS is endorsed by major credit card companies like American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa.

The standard 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.

NaviSite will now be able to access the latest payment card security standards from the council, as well as provide feedback on the standards and take part in a community of more than 400 organizations.

"NaviSite is committed to providing our customers with the latest PCI DSS by delivering the expertise needed to identify PCI compliance," says Mark Clayman, senior VP of hosting services at NaviSite. "Participation in the PCI Security Standards is further evidence of NaviSite's leadership in this area, and we look forward to the opportunity to play a vital role in formulating secure measures that help protect the integrity of data and secure payment transactions."

PCI Security Standards Council works towards enhancing payment account security by instilling educational awareness of PCI security standards.

NaviSite provides enterprise hosting and application solutions, including managed application services, application development, implementation and management.

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