Mike Isbister of Confide gains Qualified Security Assessor Certification
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 3:17PM
By Adroite Communications & Public Relations
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Mike Isbister, a senior security consultant with Confide, recently achieved Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) certification from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. As a result, he is qualified to audit merchants for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard for organisations that handle cardholder information for the major debit, credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM, and POS cards.
Confide’s managing director Steve Brooky said, “The PC Security Standards Council’s QSA qualification requirements are exacting for both companies and assessors, we congratulate Mike on achieving certification and are pleased to have a second qualified PCI QSA on our team.”
Mike has a BSc (Hons) in computer science from Victoria University of Wellington and joined Confide last year as a senior security consultant. He has previously had senior roles with Optimation New Zealand and Morgan Stanley in London.
About Confide
Confide is a Wellington-based company providing specialist assistance, advice and solutions to help merchants comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Established in 2008, Confide have helped merchants and service providers achieve compliance with the PCI DSS in New Zealand, London, Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Guam.
The company is the only wholly New Zealand owned company supplying Payment Card Industry services.
Confide’s principals, Steve Brooky and Kyle Gibson, have over 40 years IT industry experience including major software implementation projects for leading New Zealand companies, working with security standards and now PCI DSS.
Confide have a portfolio of specialist products to ensure that its clients are able to adhere to the PCI standards. These specialist products include data scanning, secure wireless and compliance documentation tools. Secure wireless is ensured using the world's leading wireless product 'Airtight'.
Confide is committed to developing processes, products and services that enable their clients to meet and exceed the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standards cost effectively.