Online Tech is now offering PCI DSS audited cloud computing Related Topics: certifications, onlie tech, pci-dss Web hosting provider Online Tech announced on Wednesday it has expanded its compliant computing platform to include Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard audited cloud computing. The move makes Online Tech one of the first to deliver a cloud computing solution that has been independently audited for both HIPAA and PCI compliance. PCI DSS compliance is still considered a differentiating feature in multi-tenant cloud environments, giving Online Tech a competitive edge over its cloud hosting competitors. And as more merchants move their payment systems to the cloud, PCI compliance has become more essential than ever for hosting companies.

“PCI compliance requires a fundamentally higher level of security than most cloud computing vendors can deliver,” said Yan Ness, CEO of Online Tech. “A lot of companies can – and do – say that they’re HIPAA or PCI compliant. But Online Tech can actually show that, in addition to our HIPAA-audited cloud computing, our PCI compliance was also audited by an independent, third-party auditor.” In contrast to some cloud vendors that claim HIPAA or PCI compliance without third party audits, Online Tech backs up its compliance claims with annual audits. Third-party auditor UHY Advisors conducted the PCI audit of Online Tech and issued a 127-page Report on Compliance with results on 297 tests that covered all 12 PCI-DSS requirements. Online Tech successfully passed with 100 percent compliance. Online Tech subjected its data centers, operating processes, personnel, cloud servers and network security to the audit, which covered the company’s colocation, private cloud and multi-tenant cloud services.

To maintain further transparency, Online Tech backs up its PCI and HIPAA compliance claims by making the Report on Compliance available to its prospects and clients. Online Tech has also issued a 27-page white paper on PCI Cloud Computing that provides both an overview of PCI requirements and a reference model for building a PCI compliant cloud. Registration is now open for Online Tech’s Fall into IT seminar on September 14. The event will feature a healthcare CIO who has accomplished one of the few secure and compliant Bring Your Own Device environments, and an attorney who will discuss the impact of compliance and regulation on mobile apps. In June, PEER 1 Hosting successfully achieved the Level 1 PCI DSS certification for its managed hosting and colocation data centers worldwide.

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