A photo from Flickr user nlaudermilch shows inside Terremark's Northern Virginia data center
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Terremark announced on Tuesday that it has received PCI DSS version 2.0 certification for six of its cloud-enabled data centers.
This certification assures Terremark’s commercial and government customers that process credit card transactions that the supporting infrastructure is protected at the industry-recognized standard for payment-card security.
Terremark’s announcement comes a month after it named chief operating officer Nelson Fonseca its new president.
The cloud, colocation and managed hosting services delivered from Terremark’s facilities in Dallas, Miami, Sao Paolo, Amsterdam, Pleasanton, CA, and Culpeper, VA have all successfully maintained compliance with the PCI DSS for storing, processing and transmitting credit card information.
To received PCI DSS compliance, Terremark underwent an evaluation of its policies, procedures and technical systems by a third-party auditor. The examination included on-site assessments and an audit of Terremark’s system wide vulnerability scan program at these data centers.
“Terremark’s track record of achieving compliance with highly regarded industry standards such as PCI DSS continues to be a key differentiator for Verizon in the enterprise and federal markets,” Nelson Fonseca, president of Terremark said in a statement. “In supporting the critical applications that drive our customers’ operational success, Terremark remains focused on delivering the secure, cloud computing and IT infrastructure solutions from PCI-complaint facilities that address the needs in the market.”
PCI DSS was developed to protect cardholder data and facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures worldwide. It includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures.
Tereremark’s data centers have received other certifications in the past including ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and SAS 70 Type II.
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