| 4/8/08 - Ruckus Wireless announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new Participating Organization. As a Participating Organization, Ruckus Wireless will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards. The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to information security controls and processes that ensure data integrity. More information on the council and the standard can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org . As a Participating Organization, Ruckus Wireless will now have access to the latest payment card security standards from the Council, be able to provide feedback on the standards and become part of a growing community that now includes more than 420 organizations. In an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems, adhering to the PCI DSS represents an entity's best protection against data criminals. By joining as a Participating Organization, Ruckus Wireless is adding its voice to the process. "The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data," said Bob Russo, General Manager of the PCI Security Standards Council. "By participating in the standards setting process, Ruckus Wireless demonstrates they are playing an active part in this important end goal." "Wi-Fi's popularity and ubiquity has catapulted it from a technology of convenience into a useful utility for connecting users to commercial applications of all shapes and sizes," said Bart Burstein, vice president of product management for Ruckus Wireless. "Consequently, the importance of Wi-Fi security and PCI Security Standards cannot be understated. Continuing to make Wi-Fi more secure to protect payment card data is something to which we are committed. And working with the PCI Security Standards Council to further this goal is key."
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