KVH Co., Ltd., Asia’s leading Information Delivery Platform headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, today announced that its “PCI DSS Ready Cloud” has been officially certified as compliant with PCI DSS v3.0. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the standard that all major credit card companies adhere to for the purposes of protecting cardholder data and unifying industry protocols. PCI DSS v3.0 is the latest version ratified by the PCI Security Standards Council and is valid until the end of 2017. KVH received a certificate of compliance upon completion of a security audit conducted by ICMS.
KVH’s “PCI DSS Ready Cloud” is a packaged cloud solution consisting of PCI DSS-compliant hardware, software and network services based on KVH’s highly reliable managed IT services that have a proven track record in a wide range of industries including the financial sector. With “PCI DSS Ready Cloud,” a majority of the security requirements - approximately 400 in total – are taken care of within the cloud computing environment, allowing users to lower infrastructure costs and minimize lead time. PCI DSS v3.0 compliance is mandatory for all businesses as of January 2015.
With v.3.0 compliance for “PCI DSS Ready Cloud,” KVH continues to answer customer needs for compliant cloud computing that is both economical and quickly provisioned.
n Summary of Certification
Inspected System : PCI DSS Ready Cloud
Registration Number : ICMS-PC0175-2
Governing Organization : ICMS