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Comprehensive PCI Compliance Solution Benefits Merchants
Merchant Customers Benefit from Comprehensive PCI Compliance Solution
NASHVILLE, TENN. — August 31, 2010— Today, Cybera, a leading data security and PCI (payment card industry) compliance solution provider, announced a partnership with Kahala, one of the fastest growing franchisors in North America, to deliver ClearPCI ONE data security and PCI compliance solution to franchisees. Kahala has over 3,000 locations across 12 franchise concepts including leading brands such as Blimpie and Cold Stone Creamery.
PCI compliance has become a major source of cost and complexity for retail and restaurant businesses. The ClearPCI ONE solution simplifies the implementation, management and reporting associated with PCI compliance – ultimately reducing the total cost of compliance for merchants. Cybera's ClearPCI ONE accomplishes this by providing a comprehensive package of security hardware and software necessary to make a merchant store PCI compliant for one, low annual fee.
Cybera's ClearPCI ONE solution for Kahala includes:
- Online Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)
- Vulnerability scanning by certified ASV
- SCA-300 series on-site security appliance
- Managed firewall service
- Managed intrusion detection services (IDS)
- Rogue wireless detection and reporting services
- Hosted antivirus
- Hosted anti-spam
- Hosted content filtering
- Hosted security information and event management (SIEM) with alerting
- 12 month remote log storage
- Online solution management portal
- 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC)
- PCI compliant guest Wi-Fi hot spot service for customers
Kahala sought to provide a solution that would simplify PCI compliance solution for franchisees and protect brand identity. "By partnering with Cybera, we are able to offer our merchants a single, comprehensive solution that is both easily deployed and cost-effective," stated Kahala's Greg Poindexter. "In addition, we are able to protect our brands along with the integrity of our franchisees and their customers. We are pleased to endorse the ClearPCI ONE solution to our franchisees."
"ClearPCI ONE is one, simple solution from one provider," stated Cybera's CEO, Cliff Duffey. "Merchants want to focus on running and growing their businesses, not worry about PCI compliance. However, merchants also know PCI compliance is critical for their customers' security and the success of their business. ClearPCI ONE is a simple, comprehensive solution that protects cardholder data, regardless of their existing point of sale (POS) solution or applications. For one, low annual fee, merchants can implement a solution that gives real peace of mind for their payment card data security and PCI compliance."
For more information on ClearPCI, visit ClearPCI.com.
About Kahala
Kahala is a franchisor of quick-service restaurants with a portfolio of 12 diversified brands. With over 3,000 locations worldwide, Kahala is one of the fastest growing franchise companies in the world. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., the company owns and franchises Blimpie, Cereality, Cold Stone Creamery, Frullati Café & Bakery, Great Steak & Potato Co., Johnnie’s New York Pizzeria, NRgize Lifestyle Café, Ranch1, Rollerz, Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill, Surf City Squeeze and TacoTime. Kahala was recently awarded the distinction of Excellence in International Business by the Arizona District Export Council and was featured in USA Today’s Franchising section as one of the top 50 franchisors for minorities.
For more information about Kahala and its portfolio of restaurant brands, please visit www.kahalacorp.com.
About Cybera
Cybera is the leading provider of data security and PCI compliance solutions to merchants and enterprise customers in the retail and restaurant industries. Cybera's ClearPCI solutions serve customers ranging from small businesses to large multi-national corporations with locations numbering in the tens of thousands. Cybera has been named to the Inc. 5000 for four consecutive years, the Deloitte Fast 500 and has won numerous industry awards. To find out why businesses trust Cybera and ClearPCI for security and PCI compliance solutions, please visit www.ClearPCI.com or call (877) 5PCINOW.
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