PCI Compliance Provider ControlScan Launches PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training, Further Enhancing Its PCI Compliance Program Tailored to Small Merchants

ControlScan Continues to Provide Small Merchants With Easy-to-Use Solutions to Achieve PCI Compliance and Help Maintain High Security Postures


ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - April 14, 2009) - ControlScan, Inc. (www.controlscan.com), the leading provider of PCI compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small merchants, today announced the launch of its PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training, the latest enhancement to its PCI 1-2-3 compliance solution. PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training delivers on-demand security training to small merchants and their employees in a non-technical, easy-to-consume manner and satisfies requirement 12.6 of the PCI Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).

According to InfoSecurityAnalysis.com, nearly 40% of data compromises reported in 2008 were the result of employee error and sloppy internal handling of sensitive information, to which small merchants are particularly vulnerable. ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training, powered by SCIPP International, a global non-profit organization dedicated to solving information security problems where they need to be solved -- at the human level, helps small merchants:

--  Equip themselves with a solution to combat the second leading cause of
    breaches, the mishandling of sensitive information, via on-demand video or
    as a downloadable file;
--  Satisfy the PCI DSS requirement to have a formal security awareness
    program in place, making all employees aware of the importance of
    cardholder data security;
--  Eliminate the need to purchase a costly security awareness training
    program from a third-party vendor;
--  Track employees' training completion rates through acknowledgement
    certificates.
    

"One of the reasons why we chose ControlScan as the PCI compliance provider for our small merchant portfolio is because they provide comprehensive, yet easy-to-use solutions designed for small merchants," said Jim Anderson, chief executive officer, Electronic Commerce International, a leading provider of credit and debit card payment processing services for small and medium-sized merchants. "ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Program provides a clear understanding of the security issues facing small merchants and provides them with actionable information they can use every day."

"Smaller merchants often lack the security background, resources and awareness required to develop an effective security awareness training program," said Joan Herbig, chief executive officer, ControlScan. "ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training is tailored specifically to small merchants. The training is focused on communicating the best practices small merchants need to ensure a more secure business, and it is delivered in conversational, non-technical language that small merchants can relate to."

ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training conforms to all known Local, State and Federal mandates for annual security awareness training and is made available to merchants through its PCI 1-2-3 compliance program at no additional cost. For more information please call 1-800-825-3301 or visit www.controlscan.com.

About SCIPP International

SCIPP International is a global non-profit organization recognized for its World-Class information security awareness training programs for end-users and consumers, along with certification programs for organizations. More information is available at www.SCIPPinternational.org.

About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions designed exclusively for small- to medium-sized e-commerce and retail merchants, which make up 98% of all merchants. ControlScan provides easy-to-use Web-based security solutions and a personal level of service that make it easy and cost-effective for these businesses to analyze, remediate and validate compliance. The company's core offerings are complemented by a number of value-added products that help merchants maintain a high security posture and market their achievements to shoppers, most notably Breach Protection insurance and Verified Secure security seals. ControlScan is the solution of choice for small merchants and acquirers because it offers security solutions that are built specifically with the small merchant in mind, a personal level of service and the best results. Acquirers and other merchant service providers rely on ControlScan to manage PCI compliance programs for their entire merchant portfolios to ensure maximum compliance rates. For more information about ControlScan call 1-800-825-3301 or visit www.controlscan.com.

Contact Information: Contact: ControlScan, Inc. Heather Varian Foster 678-279-2644