PetPartners Turns to Top Layer Networks IPS 5500 Intrusion Prevention System to Protect Network from Cyber Threats and Ensure PCI Data Security Compliance.WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Top Layer Networks, the global leader for high performance intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. solutions, today announced that PetPartners, a provider of pet healthcare coverage, has deployed Top Layer's IPS 5500 intrusion prevention system. PetPartners will utilize Top Layer's IPS 5500 to protect its networks and applications - and, importantly, its customers - from cyber threats in its efforts to ensure the company's compliance with 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 guidelines. Enterprise Network Services, a Top Layer partner, assisted with the deal. With PetPartners' rapidly-growing online presence and its increasing use of credit card transactions online, the company wanted to maintain - or even exceed - industry standard levels of security dictated by PCI data security guidelines to protect customer data, and avoid significant damage to their business. With its growth in online sales and the accompanying increase in credit card transactions, PetPartners recognized the importance of such protection. Once PCI requirements take effect Jan. 1, 2006, non-compliant enterprises risk significant fines, accrued daily, for not adhering to the standard. In addition, if a company was not compliant and a breach occurred, the company's liability could spread to mitigation of damages The use of reasonable care and diligence in an effort to minimize or avoid injury. Under the mitigation of damages doctrine, a person who has suffered an injury or loss should take reasonable action, where possible, to avoid additional injury or loss. incurred by customers whose data were stolen. "PCI data security guidelines stipulate stringent levels of security and requisite technology implementations to achieve compliance. Because we want our customers to feel absolutely safe doing business through all channels - mail, telephone, Internet - we deploy best-of-breed technology across PetPartners to protect our policy holders," said Chris Combs, 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. at PetPartners. "Top Layer Networks, with its unparalleled approach to protection, allows us to exceed PCI security requirements - blocking malicious attacks and potential fraudsters from accessing customer data and causing damage -- and go the extra mile that our customers deserve." PCI data security guidelines require an intrusion detection system This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. (IDS) filter in the edge router Also called an "access router," it is a router that sits at the periphery of a network. Contrast with "core router," which is a router that resides in the middle of the network. See router and WAN router. See also edge device. . However, PetPartners decided that it would be more costly to deploy an IDS and the staff to chase after malicious traffic. So Combs decided to implement Top Layer's best-of-breed intrusion prevention system (IPS) that actively blocks malicious traffic. Top Layer's IPS 5500 enables PetPartners to more efficiently protect its network and customer data, while exceeding PCI data security guidelines. "Companies like PetPartners that rely on Internet commerce to do business face a multitude of online threats, from malicious content to undesired access to rate-based denial-of-service attacks. PCI requires compliance to stringent data security guidelines to ensure the customer's data is well-protected," said Peter Rendall, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Top Layer Networks. "Top Layer's Three Dimensional Protection provides the ability to block malicious traffic and exploits of vulnerabilities, helping companies to secure their customers' most important data and attain PCI compliance." "Enterprise Network Services assisted PetPartners in identifying the solution to meet the PCI requirements that the industry must adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. , recommending Top Layer's IPS 5500," said Ike Bunn, ENS president. "The Top Layer IPS 5500 was the clear product of choice primarily because PetPartners sought the best-in-breed solution, not a solution that merely met minimal checkbox requirements." About the Top Layer IPS 5500 The IPS 5500 family of products offers the strongest levels of network protection, performance and reliability on the market today. By combining stateful firewall In computing, a stateful firewall (any firewall that performs stateful packet inspection (SPI) or stateful inspection) is a firewall that keeps track of the state of network connections (such as TCP streams, UDP communication) travelling across it. , content-based IPS/IDS, and attack mitigation algorithms, the IPS 5500 is the only solution that provides Three Dimensional Protection (3DP) against undesired access, malicious content and rate-based attacks. Top Layer's architecture enables the IPS 5500 to protect enterprises and service providers from sophisticated, hybrid attacks in real-time while enabling the highest throughput of legitimate traffic. The IPS 5500 remains the only IPS to receive double NSS (Novell Storage Services) A 64-bit file system introduced with NetWare 5 that can support terabyte-sized files. NSS files and standard NetWare files can be used in the same server. See NetWare 5. 1. (networking) NSS - Nodal Switching System. Lab Approval for both rate-based and content-based IPS protection. It has also won approval from industry publications such as Information Security Magazine, SC Magazine, Computer Reseller News, among others. To learn more about the IPS 5500, visit www.toplayer.com or call +1-508-870-1300. About Top Layer Networks Top Layer Networks is dedicated to its role as the leading global provider of Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), developing and bringing to market network security infrastructure solutions that help commercial and government organizations protect their critical on-line assets from the losses and risks associated with cyber threats. Its family of IPS appliances is designed with "Three Dimensional Protection" that provides the most advanced protection capabilities against known and unknown attacks at the highest tested performance rates. Top Layer Networks is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA with sales and support presence in Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. About Enterprise Network Services Enterprise Network Services is a regional technology design and consulting firm headquartered in Raleigh, NC, serving Virginia, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . ENS is actively engaged in the assessment, design, and implementation of networks with an emphasis on security. To learn more about ENS, visit them on their web site at www.ens-nc.com, or telephone Ike Bunn at 919-510-0510 X 23. About PetPartners, Inc. PetPartners, Inc. is a dedicated provider of quality pet healthcare plans, based in Raleigh, NC. It has exclusive relationships with leading pet registries, the American Kennel Club American Kennel Club (AKC), national organization in the United States devoted to the advancement and welfare of pure-bred dogs. It is comprised of approximately 500 autonomous clubs. and the Cat Fanciers' Association The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. was established in 1906 and is the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats [1] and the predominant cat breeding association in North America. , as well as several Farm Bureaus. Its parent company, PetPartners Plc, is headquartered in London, UK and is the exclusive provider for the UK's leading registry, The Kennel Club Kennel Club the principal body for maintaining stud books and registering purebred dogs in Great Britain. . For more information, contact Jerry Peterson, CEO, at (919) 859-8211 or Chris Combs, CIO, at (919) 859-8240. |
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