Verizon adds new features to PCI Data Security Status

Verizon Enterprise Solutions has added Point-to-Point Encryption certification to its extensive list of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards qualifications. Verizon is now approved as a Qualified Security Assessor for Point-to-Point Encryption, and also a Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor for Point-to-Point Encryption.

Rodolphe Simonetti, MD of Verizon’s Payment Card Industry Services, said, The biannual ‘Verizon Payment Card Industry Compliance Report’ found that too many businesses struggle to comply with payment card security standards, putting consumers’ confidential information at risk. PCI P2PE certification gives an alternate means of assuring the integrity of a customer’s financial transactions by focussing purely on the money path,  which in many cases will be quicker, and more cost-effective, to achieve PCI DSS compliance. We are proud to add this capability to our already expansive range of global audit, management and implementation professional security services.

With these capabilities, Verizon is now able to certify client systems that solely handle financial transactions.