nuBridges partners with Chameleon Secure Solutions to protect confidential data in SA

nuBridges, the secure e-business authority, announced today a reseller agreement with Chameleon Secure Solutions, a leading security service and technology provider for enterprises in South Africa.

Chameleon is now offering nuBridges Protect, an advanced encryption and key management software solution, to businesses that want to comply with the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) mandate and protect sensitive customer and employee personally identifiable information (PII) from theft or accidental loss while at rest in databases, applications, files and backup storage.

“South Africa is an emerging market with some very large, global companies that are moving quickly to comply with PCI DSS and also protect other sensitive and confidential data,” said Roy Hogsed, executive vice-president of Sales for nuBridges. “We're especially pleased to be partnering with Chameleon to bring nuBridges Protect to South African enterprises. Chameleon is a highly trusted security advisor for a number of important South African companies and they have experienced personnel that are dedicated to remaining on top of security technologies and methods for preventing critical breaches. They came highly recommended to us, fit our partner profile and have the ability to represent, implement and support our solutions exceedingly well.”

The company provides security assessments and quarterly scans from a local secure operating centre and has scanned organisations of all sizes. Chameleon's certified Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) provide onsite security assessments, strictly adhering to the PCI audit procedures defined in the PCI DSS, and assist with remediation to prepare for the complete report on compliance. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Chameleon Secure Solutions provides compliance assistance on a 24/7 basis from its local offices throughout Africa and the EMEA region.

“PCI DSS compliance is still in an early stage of adoption in South Africa, but there is an increasing urgency for Level I merchants to comply. Meanwhile, the demand for state-of-the-art methods to protect sensitive personal, financial and intellectual property information is growing every day,” said Henry Peens, Director of Sales and Marketing for Chameleon Secure Solutions.

“When we decided to augment our Chameleon C-90 security management solution to aid in PCI DSS compliance, we chose nuBridges Protect for its proven database encryption technology, unique encryption key management capability and the company's strong track-record of customer support. We're excited to be able to offer this exceptional, yet economical, solution to our enterprise customers who need the highest level of security to protect their sensitive corporate and customer information and who want to achieve PCI DSS compliance quickly.”

nuBridges is aggressively expanding its presence in international markets by partnering with highly accomplished and respected security solution providers. The company launched its Ally Partner Program in April 2008 to attract an elite group of channel partners who are subject matter experts in the areas of data protection strategy and implementation, B2B e-commerce and EDI, and managed file transfer. Recent additions to nuBridges Ally Partner Program network include Atlas Products International (API), a leading provider of electronic data exchange (EDI) and data privacy solutions in the United Kingdom and Europe; Randtronics, the leading provider of data privacy solutions in Australia and Asia-Pacific; and UK-based IBM System i expert Chilli IT; as well as Government Sales Force (GSF), a company that specialises in solutions for the US Federal Government as well as to state and local governments.

“nuBridges is serious about our global reach and selecting the right types of partners such as Chameleon Secure Solutions,” said Hogsed. “These relationships are critical to our strategic plan for meeting the growing demand for data security. Chameleon has the business relationships that are required to be able to penetrate new markets like South Africa.”