Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2022: BroadBand Security Inc. (President and Representative Director: Takashi Takizawa; hereinafter referred to as "BBSec" or “WE”) is pleased to announce that BBSec has been selected to join the 2022-2024 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable for a second consecutive term.
The PCI SSC（Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council）was formed by five international credit card brands to operate and manage credit card security standards such as PCI DSS*1. The PCI SSC Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR) serves as a direct channel for communication between senior leadership of payment security assessors and PCI SSC senior leadership. BBSec is one of 27 organizations to join the PCI Security Standards Council’s Global Executive Assessor Roundtable in its efforts to secure payment data globally. As strategic partners, Roundtable members bring industry, geographical and technical insight to PCI SSC plans and projects on behalf of the assessor community.
BBSec was selected as the first and only Japanese company to join GEAR in August 2020. We were selected to join GEAR for a second consecutive term from 2022 to 2024.
GEAR nominees must have been an active PCI assessor company for seven years, participating in at least three assessor programs, and conducting business in at least three assessor regions. BBSec satisfied all criteria, and in recognition of its activities in the first term, will join 2022-2024 GEAR.
| SSC Qualification |
Servicing Markets |
Supported Languages |
| QSA※2 |
Europe, North America, Asia Pacific |
English, French, Japanese,Korean |
| P2PE QSA※3 |
APAC |
English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai |
| 3DS Assessor※4 |
Europe, North America, Asia Pacific |
English, Japanese, Korean |
| PFI※4 |
APAC |
English, Japanese, Korean |
| CPSA※5 |
APAC |
English, Japanese, Korean, Thai |
BBSec will continue its GEAR activities and will strive to improve credit card security and advocate for the future of payment security.
PCI SSC Executive Director Lance J. Johnson Quotes:
“The Global Executive Assessor Roundtable provides industry expertise and perspectives that influence and shape the development of PCI Security Standards and programs. We look forward to working with BBSec in our efforts to help organizations secure payment data globally.
“We need voices from across the assessor community to help ensure we are providing the best standards and programs to support the industry in protecting against today’s modern cybercriminal. We’re pleased to have BBSec on the PCI SSC Global Executive Roundtable to provide critical insights and help us build on the great efforts that are already being done to increase payment security globally.”
Read the official press release by PCI SSC:
https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/about_us/press_releases/pci-security-standards-council-announces-2022-2024-global-executive-assessor-roundtable/
*1 PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a security standard established by credit card brands to protect credit card member information and ensure secure transactions.
*2 QSA (Qualified Security Assessor) companies are independent security organizations that have been qualified by the PCI SSC to validate an entity’s adherence to PCI DSS.
*3 P2PE Accessors companies are organizations qualified by PCI SSC to validate P2PE (Point-to-Point Encryption)™applications.
*4 3DS accessors are qualified by PCI SSC to assess compliance with 3DS standard.
*5 PFI (PCI Forensic Investigator) is a qualified forensic investigator that helps determine the occurrence and circumstances of a cardholder data compromise.
*6 CPSA (Card Production Security Assessor) companies are qualified to assess security of card production process.
About BroadBand Security Inc.
BroadBand Security, Inc. is a total security service provider that provides IT security assessment, operations, maintenance, and digital forensics. Since its establishment in November 2000 under the concept of "making Japan's IT network the most robust in the world," we have provided security support for IT services to a wide range of companies, from major corporations and telecommunication companies to IT ventures. We utilize our high-tech capabilities, extensive experience, and broad information gathering capabilities.
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BroadBand Security, Inc., Corporate Planning Division
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