Intuition Systems Selects Imperva SecureSphere for PCI Compliance.Web-Based Payment Processing Firm Deploys SecureSphere Web Application Firewall and Database Security Gateway to Protect Online Payment Systems FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Imperva([R]), the global leader in data security and compliance solutions for the data center, today announced that Intuition Systems, a leading national payment processing firm, has deployed the SecureSphere([R]) Web Application Firewall (WAF WAF 1 or Waf n. A member of the Women in the Air Force, organized after World War II, but now no longer a separate branch. [From W(omen in the) A(ir) F(orce).] ) and Database Security Gateway (DSG DSG Direct Shift Gearbox (Audi) DSG Dosage DSG Deputy Secretary General DSG Dressing DSG Designate DSG Desmoglein DSG Duke Student Government (Duke University) ) to meet compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). imposed by the Payment Card Industry (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) Data Security Standard. Intuition Systems chose SecureSphere for its unique ability to provide integrated web application protection and database security. Intuition Systems processes tens of millions of check and web-based electronic payments annually for government, utility, insurance and medical clients. The company accepts and processes ACH (Automated Clearing House) A system of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank that provides electronic funds transfer (EFT) between banks. It is used for all kinds of fund transfer transactions, including direct deposit of paychecks and monthly debits for routine payments to and credit card payments on behalf of its customers, and as such is required to comply with PCI merchant requirements for securing payment cardholder card·hold·er n. One who holds a card, especially a credit card. card  hold information. However, because Intuition Systems specializes in
customizing individual applications for each of its customers,
performing multiple secure code assessments was a significant challenge.
Especially, since application code changes over time. As a result, the
company chose to deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) which is an
alternative method to code vulnerability assessments A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. under PCI.
After a thorough evaluation, Intuition Systems selected the Imperva SecureSphere WAF over Netcontinuum's offering. The company selected SecureSphere for its ease of deployment, automated policy creation (known as dynamic profiling), and ability to monitor and block unauthorized database activity. "Deploying a Web Application Firewall was the most efficient and cost effective solution for us to comply with the PCI Data Security Standard," said Jean-Pierre Zaiter, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. for Intuition Systems. "SecureSphere was the easiest product to deploy and configure, and delivered the best performance in our tests. When we learned about its ability to also monitor and protect databases, we expanded our project scope and deployed this functionality as well. With Imperva we have a complete solution for data security and PCI compliance." "For companies like Intuition Systems that have deployed customized web applications, deploying a web application firewall is the most practical and logical path to PCI compliance," said Jim Drill, vice president of worldwide sales for Imperva. "In addition to Web application protection, SecureSphere prevents unauthorized data extrusion by monitoring database activity and enforcing usage control policies based on user and application profiles it creates." About SecureSphere The award-winning Imperva SecureSphere[R] products deliver practical solutions to protect sensitive data in the databases, Web applications, and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. that support business critical systems. SecureSphere assesses, monitors, and audits all access to an organization's databases, and tracks and controls user activity through Web applications and Web services. With SecureSphere, organizations have an automated, proven means to achieve and document regulatory compliance. SecureSphere uniquely saves time and IT resources by operating transparently with no changes to existing infrastructure and dynamically, requiring no manual tuning. About Imperva Imperva is the global leader in data security and compliance solutions for the data center. The Imperva product line provides an automated and transparent approach to protecting and controlling sensitive data throughout transactional data systems. The Imperva database and Web application appliances are deployed in leading financial, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, and government organizations around the globe. Founded over five years ago by Shlomo Kramer, recently named one of the 20 luminaries who changed the network industry, Imperva is a solid, privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with growing revenues and backing from Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, US Venture Partners, and Venrock Associates. For more information, visit www.imperva.com. About Intuition Systems Intuition Systems, Inc (Intuition) was founded in 1991, and has been providing payment processing solutions for many governmental, commercial, and financial institutions since that time. Intuition currently processes over 28 million payments annually for over sixty clients at our two processing facilities in Clearwater and Jacksonville, Florida “Jacksonville” redirects here. For other uses, see Jacksonville (disambiguation). Jacksonville is the largest city in the state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County. . Additionally, Intuition is the nation's largest provider of records administration services for prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay ment n. college tuition The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. College tuition plans. For more information, visit http://www.intuitionsystems.com/. Imperva and SecureSphere are registered trademarks of Imperva, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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