ScanAlert audits Web servers and then certifies customers by placing the HACKER SAFE mark on their Web sites only after they meet all government standards and those set by Mastercard and American Express.
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The company said the agreement with Akamai will ensure reliable and secure image delivery to the sites that are deemed by ScanAlert to be HACKER SAFE.
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“ScanAlert provides extremely thorough auditing and remediation services along with compliance certification, which are both highly attractive to online retailers as well as enterprises,” said Bill Weihl, chief technology officer for Akamai. “By choosing Akamai’s EdgeSuite service, ScanAlert can deliver hundreds of millions of certification marks with improved performance and reliability.”
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Akamai’s EdgeSuite service allows the delivery of dynamic content from locations that are optimized for each Web site visitor.
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“Seeing a HACKER SAFE certification mark tells online consumers that sites where they are shopping are protecting their personal data from hackers,” said Ben Tyler, vice president of engineering for ScanAlert. “As a result of the increase in sales our customers report due to earning HACKER SAFE certification, demand for our service is escalating rapidly. Distributing our certification image by means of the Akamai platform enables us to scale our capabilities to meet worldwide demand without further infrastructure build-out.”
