The PCI Compliance Conundrum

Accepting payments with credit and debit cards means protecting customers' financial information in keeping with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). It's hard to achieve compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). However, a recent survey by Verizon found that even when companies achieve PCI compliance, 7 out of 10 fail to maintain compliance for even one full year.

Companies that suffer data breaches may defend themselves by saying they were validated for compliance within the past year, but that only proves that they were compliant at one particular point in time. The only way to be sure you continue to meet all the requirements for PCI compliance on an ongoing basis is to pay attention to data security 365 days a year.

If you've worked hard to earn your PCI-compliant status, don't let your efforts slip away. Read our free recommendations for assessing and strengthening your security stance, then call us for help achieving and maintaining compliance.

Enough With the Security Doom and Gloom!

Do you feel like all the news about network security is bad?  Do you agree with a recent survey in which most companies assumed they would be hacked soon and repeatedly, and more than half felt they couldn't do much about it?

Don't despair!  Cybercrime might be getting more frequent and complex, but you don't have to resign yourself to being an easy target.  Thoughtful security policies and procedures can significantly reduce your risk.

We've developed a free guide to risk assessment to get you started.  It includes our top five recommendations for lowering your risk of a cyberattack.  For the next steps, call us.

Penton Technology Names Xantrion to the MSPmentor 501 Global Edition

 Xantrion is named for the 6th consecutive year

Oakland, California, April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Xantrion has appeared on Penton Technology's eighth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world's top 501 managed service providers (MSPs).  The  complete 501 list is currently available on the MSPmentor.  Additional lists include:

• The top ranked MSPs in North America
• The top MSPs in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
• The top MSPs in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
• The top Small Business MSP list comprised of the top companies in our annual survey with 10 or fewer employees

"We're thrilled to be on the MSPmentor 501 list for the sixth time," said Anne Bisagno, President, Xantrion, Inc. "I attrbute our staying power to world class support and the ability to deliver relevant solutions like our Secure Cloud Service."

Each year, MSPmentor gathers information for its annual rankings through the participation of managed service providers and IT service providers in our annual survey.  The survey was conducted from December 2014 through January 2015.  Rankings are based on Penton Technology's unique criteria for MSPs such as annual recurring revenues, total revenues and more.

"We want to congratulate Xantrion and look forward to covering their growth strategies in the year ahead," said Marcia Parker, Executive Director, Penton Technology Group.  This year the top MSPmentor 501 companies recorded higher recurring revenues than ever before.  Combined, the total annual recurring revenues for all of MSPmentor 501 2015 companies reached a record high of $3.95 billion in 2014, up 26.5% year over year.

"Thank you to all the companies who participated in this year's MSPmentor 501 survey, and congratulations to the companies that ranked on our 501 list, our regional lists and our Small Business list," said Jessica Davis, Editor in Chief of MSPmentor and Executive Editor at Penton Technology.  "Your participation enables us to continue to provide you with high quality information about the most successful business models, pricing, vertical markets and other approaches to running your businesses in 2015 and beyond."

MSPmentor, produced by Penton Technology, is the ultimate guide to managed services. MSPmentor features the industry's top ranked blog, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts and Fast Chat videos.  It is the number one online media destination for managed service providers in the world.