PRESS RELEASE

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutionary, an information security company, today announced it has been recertified by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council as an Approved PCI Scanning Vendor (ASV). In addition, Solutionary is certified as a Qualified Security Assessor Company (QSAC).

PCI vendors must successfully complete an annual vulnerability scanning re-certification process to ensure the thoroughness and quality of the assessment technology adheres to PCI standards and processes. A longtime leader in the payments industry, Solutionary has been both a QSAC and an ASV for six consecutive years.

"PCI compliance is critical for businesses today, and our clients look to Solutionary for PCI services that help them achieve and maintain compliance," said Don Gray, Chief Security Strategist for Solutionary. "The PCI Security Standards Council's annual recertification process validates our commitment and ongoing leadership role to ensuring customers receive the optimum level of security and PCI compliance possible."

Solutionary's approach to security and PCI compliance includes multiple service offerings combined with the experience required to offer practical, real-world security and compliance solutions. Solutionary's clients gain flexibility to meet compliance criteria, from the minimum required to a comprehensive security and compliance program.

Compliance and security solutions available today from Solutionary:

ActiveGuard Managed Security Services including:

-- Security & Compliance Log Management - PCI 10.X -- Security & Compliance Log Monitoring - with a PCI-specific service levels -- External Vulnerability Management - PCI 11.2 PCI ASV Certified -- Internal Vulnerability Management - PCI 11.2 -- Managed Application Assessments - PCI 6.6 compliance -- Secure Device Management - PCI 1.x & 2.x PCI Self-Service Tools:

-- PCI e-Learning portal -- PCI compliance task management -- SecurCompass SaaS Self-Assessment Security & Compliance Consulting Services:

-- Experienced, certified consultants that understand the payment industry -- PCI QSAC -- Internal & External Penetration Testing - PCI 11.3 & 11.3.1 -- Application Layer Penetration testing - PCI 11.3.2

More information about Solutionary's products and services for PCI compliance and security can be found at www.solutionary.com.

About Solutionary

Solutionary is an information security company that delivers a wide range of managed security solutions and professional services to reduce risk, increase security and ensure compliance for medium-to-large businesses.

The company's services are based on the ActiveGuard platform and next generation security intelligence, offering true security and compliance management. Solutionary provides customers with advanced service delivery, patented technology, thought leadership, years of innovative groundwork and proprietary certifications that exceed industry standards, enabling the company to have one of the highest client retention rates in the industry.

Solutionary is positioned by Gartner as a "visionary" in the MSSP Magic Quadrant, and Forrester as a "strong performer" in the MSSP Wave. The company maintains 24/7, fully redundant security operations centers (SOCs) in Pittsburgh and Omaha where it is headquartered.