Cadre Partners With Visa U.S.A. to Secure On-Line Transactions; Cadre Security Assessment Services Qualifies to Perform Security Audits for Visa USA.

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CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2002

Cadre, an enterprise security solution provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Visa USA.

After an in-depth qualification process, Cadre has been validated as an independent 3rd party security firm to verify merchant compliance with the Visa CISP security program.

"The purpose of the security review that Cadre provides for Visa is to insure and protect Visa cardholder information from unauthorized access," says Lou Carli, Vice President for Cadre. "Cadre helps reduce fraud, identify security issues, and measure merchant compliance levels with the Visa security program."

Visa has created the Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) in order to verify a merchant has correctly implemented information security controls. The correct implementation of these controls dramatically reduces unauthorized access to Visa cardholder information.

"Within the Visa security assessment process, Visa, the merchant, and independent security firms such as Cadre have major roles and responsibilities in assessing merchant compliance," emphasizes Lou Carli. "Partnering with the Visa has helped Cadre establish itself as a security assessment expert. This enhances our portfolio of security services and reinforces our reputation as the preeminent provider of enterprise security solutions."

Cadre is a Cincinnati-based enterprise security solutions provider specializing in the sale, installation, support, training, and assessment of network security systems. Cadre has operations in Cincinnati OH, Indianapolis IN, Louisville KY, Pittsburgh PA, and Detroit MI.