Plimus to Certify for PCI DSS Level 1 Security Standard

Fremont, California (Vocus/PRWEB) January 31, 2011

Plimus, Inc. the leader in complete, configured and connected hosted e-Business solutions, today announced an agreement with Comsec Consulting, a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) by the PCI Council, to assist the company in executing a comprehensive PCI Security work plan that will lead them towards compliance with and certification for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Level 1 (PCI DSS Level 1).

The PCI DSS standard lays out requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures to ensure customers' payment card data is being kept safe throughout every transaction for protection against the pain and cost of data breaches.

Vice President and Head of Marketing, Charlie Born said, “We have been experiencing significant sales growth with the addition of several major enterprise vendors this past year and the development of new innovations in our e-Business platform to further fuel growth. Now is the perfect opportunity to expand the safe guards for the vast amounts of consumer credit card data we process. We chose the highest level of PCI DSS certification – LEVEL 1 – because it offers the most benefit and protection for our large portfolio of sellers, affiliates and shoppers.”

Comsec Consulting brings to Plimus global experience gained over two decades in the delivery of complete information risk management services for over 400 clients around the world including major international financial institutions, leading industry corporations, Global telecom operators, and major Hi-Tech corporations.

About Plimus:
Plimus, Inc., a global e-Commerce solutions provider, builds, and manages online businesses for thousands of software publishers, web hosting companies, and online retailers. Plimus offers an easy-to-implement, configurable e-Business platform that allows companies to grow their e-Commerce business worldwide by marketing, selling and distributing digital goods and services online. The company’s award-winning e-Commerce Application is a flexible, hosted, and complete application that uniquely spans the entire e-Commerce lifecycle and is connected to a large global affiliate network.

Plimus helps companies and publishers of all sizes maximize online revenues and reduce the costs and risks of running an e-Commerce operation. More information may be found at http://www.plimus.com.

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