SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- nCircle, the leading provider of agentless security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced immediate availability of the nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service. Based on nCircle's enterprise-class, market-leading vulnerability and risk management platform, the nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service helps businesses comply with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, and meets the strict requirements of financial stability, technical capability and industry experience specified by the PCI Standards Council -- the organization that governs the PCI Data Security Standard globally.

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"The PCI Data Security Standard requires enterprises to increase data protection in order to avoid security breaches in which customer records are exposed and potentially misused," said Seth Bromberger, Manager of Information Systems Security at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. "We welcome tools that increase the level of automation and accuracy of information while allowing us to maintain the highest levels of customer data security and integrity for continued PCI compliance."

The PCI Data Security Standard is a set of requirements to ensure that companies that store, process or transmit customer payment card data consistently apply adequate security controls to defend against data theft, leakage and exposure. The PCI Standard was recently enhanced by the PCI Security Standards Council and went into effect on January 1, 2007. nCircle is among the first ASVs to be certified under the new standard.

"nCircle is among the first security solution providers to pass the new, rigorous testing requirements for becoming a certified ASV under the enhanced PCI Data Security Standard," said Stefan Petry, Vice President of Product Management, nCircle Network Security. "The new nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service will help merchants and service providers worldwide ensure their compliance with the latest PCI standard to secure their networks and protect customer data."

The nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service is a self-serve, easy to use and highly automated solution that enables customers to register, pay, and scan their Internet-facing payment network. As part of the service, customers will use a predefined PCI scan profile which scans for all relevant PCI specified conditions. Upon completion of the scan, the nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service automatically generates a certified PCI report which clearly indicates the customer's PCI compliance level. The report can either be submitted directly to the acquiring bank if compliant, or the customer can address any identified vulnerabilities, rescan their network and then submit the report demonstrating compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard.

As an on-demand service, the nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service frees customers from long term contracts, reducing administrative overhead. Additionally, in order to make the process even simpler the nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service allows customers to scan their payment network as often as they choose within a 30 day period to ensure compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard.

The nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service is available immediately at https://pci.ncircle.com/ . Pricing starts at $25 per IP address scanned. Customers using the nCircle Certified Scan Service for the first time are eligible to receive a free PCI scan. For more information on the nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service, please contact nCircle at 888-464-2900 or info@ncircle.com, or visit ncircle.com/pci .

nCircle is also offering a live webcast discussing the updated PCI Data Security Standard and the new nCircle Certified PCI Scan Service on Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PDT). Registration for this webcast may be accessed on nCircle's website at ncircle.com/webinars .

About nCircle

nCircle is the leading provider of agentless security risk and compliance management solutions. Global enterprises and government agencies rely on nCircle's proactive security solutions to identify, measure, manage and reduce security risk and automate compliance on their worldwide networks. nCircle has won numerous awards for growth, innovation and technology leadership and has been ranked among the top 100 best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. nCircle is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices throughout the USA and in London, Toronto and Tokyo. Additional information about nCircle is available at http://www.ncircle.com/ .

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