April 27 2005 Ethink Systems announced today the availability of their Secure Information Blueprint Service SIBS for credit card merchants The service enhances their current Secure
Information Blueprint Service to directly address recent industry issues surrounding increased concern regarding credit card information safety
Recent headlines regarding the safety of credit card data illustrates what happens when organizations take a minimalist approach to securing enterprise data said JP Morgenthal Managing
Director for Ethink Systems For years companies have placed a reduced emphasis on securing applications within the organization choosing instead to focus more heavily on network and
operating system security However it is the holes in the applications that are now being exploited and are rendering other security measures ineffective
Ethink Systems SIBS offering helps companies to quickly identify areas of potential threat and loss of confidentiality due to current enterprise architecture and application
configurations and provides direction for closing holes in applications security quickly with minimal overhead and expense SIBS currently identifies and recommends corrective measures for
potential threats for breach of confidential data created by a lack of proper authentication logging and auditing of application components such as middleware database management systems
EAI adapters instant messaging email FTP Web Services distributed object computing etc This service has been extended to include
A gap analysis of the AsIs architecture against recommendations for VISA CISP and PCI Security Audit Procedures as well as identification of areas where credit card data is not handled in
a compliant manner
Recommendations for increasing application logging and monitoring
Integration strategy for providing a cryptographic solution for retrieving the last four digits and complete card numbers based on rolesbased access controls
A comprehensive description of this offering can be found at the Ethink Systems Website httpwwwethinksystemscom
About Ethink Systems Inc
Ethink Systems Inc is a software consultancy that specializes in enterprise architecture and information security The companys Blueprint Service offerings incorporate industry best
practices and realworld implementation experience into a series of templates that allow organizations to engage in the use of emerging and extremely complex technologies with a greater
level of confidence for success
Contacts
Ethink Systems Inc
JP Morgenthal 703 5545301
Longleaf PR
Joy Blake 910 2158159