Beijing, China – atsec information security participated in the recent 2008 CNCERT/CC conference in Shenzhen, China. The theme of the event was to “improve network security and assist the Beijing Olympics”. Hundreds of conference-goers from the government, research academy, telecom industry, financial, and IT vendor sectors attended the event.
Larry Yang Liu, PCI QSA and senior atsec consultant, spoke at the E-business and financial forum on the topic “Protection of payment card data security by PCI DSS compliance.” Increasing credit card use in China has brought with it increased concerns among financial security experts about payment card data protection. The PCI DSS is an efficient way to improve protection in this area.
Larry notes: “The conference was a great opportunity for atsec to share our knowledge and experience in security assessments and consulting. Our focus here was on improving payment security in China, and we were glad for the opportunity to share our methodology and experience with other security experts.”
PCI data security requirements are more important now than ever, since the 2008 Beijing Olympic will bring an increased volume of international credit card transactions. atsec’s expertise in IT security and qualification as a PCI QSA also extends to a range of PCI-related service offerings, including services related to PCI ASV, PA-DSS, PED, penetration testing, and incident response.
About atsec information security
atsec information security is an independent, standards-based information technology security services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec was founded in Munich (Germany) in 2000 and has extensive international operations with offices in the U.S., Germany and Sweden.
atsec offers evaluation and testing services leading to formal certification for IT security including evaluation under Common Criteria schemes in the U.S., Germany, and Sweden; cryptographic module and algorithm testing under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. and Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) in Canada; and compliance validation to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
atsec also offers secure code review, ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS consulting, and penetration testing and scanning services.
atsec works with leading global companies such as IBM, HP, Oracle, Cray, BMW, SGI, Vodafone, Swisscom, RWE, and Wincor-Nixdorf.
