RMS India Achieves PCI Compliance

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Wed May 27, 2009 10:03am EDT

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
RMS, a leader in Accounts Receivable (A/R) management and Business Process
Outsourcing (BPO) for the optimization of working capital, is proud to have
achieved PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance for Visa and MasterCard for
their RMS India operations. The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry`s Data Security
Standards) is a multifaceted security standard that includes requirements for
security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design
and other critical protective measures. The standard for achieving compliance in
India is identical to that required for U.S. companies, where RMS is already PCI
Compliant. 

"Since PCI Compliance is a key customer requirement and vital component of our
IT security management program, RMS is very proud to have now expanded our
compliance certification to include India," stated Walter Kristick, RMS CIO. 

Anil Kumar, RMS India`s COO adds "This PCI Compliance in India provides RMS
customers the additional advantages of enhanced security standards for the
off-shoring of back-office processes related to the payment card industry and
their requirements." 

To be a PCI Compliant vendor, the following requirements must be achieved:

* Build and maintain a secure network

1. Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect data 

2. Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security
parameters

* Protect cardholder data

3. Protect stored data 

4. Encrypt transmission of cardholder data and sensitive information across
public networks

* Maintain a vulnerability management program

5. Use and regularly update anti-virus software 

6. Develop and maintain secure systems and applications

* Implement strong access control measures

7. Restrict access to data by business need-to-know 

8. Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access 

9. Restrict physical access to cardholder data

* Regularly monitor and test networks

10. Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data 

11. Regularly test security systems and processes

* Maintain an information security policy

12. Maintain a policy that addresses information security 

About RMS

RMS, headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and with operations in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, India and China, provides working capital optimization
through Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Recovery Services. The company
provides its customers worldwide with outsourcing capabilities in areas such as
finance and administration, receivables (order-to-cash), and customer
contact/data entry services. RMS also provides a continuum of Recovery Services
ranging from traditional collections through legal litigation and bankruptcy
services. Since 2005, RMS has been a portfolio partner of Citi Venture Capital
International (https://www.citigroupai.com/cvci). For more information about
RMS, please visit our website at www.rmsna.com. 





RMS
Robyn H. Gross, 484-242-7562
robyn.gross@rmsna.com
www.rmsna.com



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