Trusted Computer Solutions and ezRez Software, Inc. Team Up to Cut Compliance Costs in Half

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), a leading developer of cross domain, operating system and network security solutions, today announced that ezRez Software, Inc., a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for the online travel industry, has implemented TCS’ award-winning automated operating system lock down tool Security Blanket^®. The tool ensures that ezRez Software’s production IT environment is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards.

“We found that Security Blanket could assess the security posture of our Red Hat and CentOS servers, identify non-compliant areas and automatically fix them in half the time versus having to do it manually”

ezRez Software provides customizable online travel agency functionality to some of the world’s largest airlines, hotels, travel agencies and banking loyalty programs, which require strict compliancy to both the PCI DSS and CIS security standards. Every year, the Company undergoes an audit to confirm compliancy, but continuously monitors the security of its systems in support of the strict customer Service Level Agreements.

“As a strictly business-to-business company, our clients expect to always be up and running with no down time,” stated Dario Ambrosini, Director of Marketing, ezRez Software. “We handle over 800,000 transactions per year and promise 99.95 percent up time. We are currently operating above that level.”

“We found that Security Blanket could assess the security posture of our Red Hat and CentOS servers, identify non-compliant areas and automatically fix them in half the time versus having to do it manually,” stated Jared Wright, Data Center Operations Manager, ezRez Software. “Our team is able to define custom profiles that combine PCI DSS and CIS standards, as well as harden our systems in less than two weeks. Security Blanket’s additional value is the reporting functionality as it validates the system’s security status. The product is now integrated into our standard server deployment process, and we will continue to use the ‘one click’ assessment and automated configuration features to monitor our security posture regularly.”

“We are pleased that ezRez Software was able to experience immediate financial benefits from Security Blanket,” stated Ed Hammersla, Chief Operating Officer, Trusted Computer Solutions. “Security Blanket has an outstanding record of providing rapid financial returns simply by automating the manual process of locking down an operating system in accordance with a variety of industry standards that include PCI DSS, CIS, DISA UNIX STIGs and FISMA, with the ability to create customized guidelines. Customers, like ezRez Software, quickly see a return on their investment as well as an elevated degree of security and consistency.”

About ezRez Software, Inc.

ezRez Software, Inc. enables its partners to sell any combination of travel products including air, car, hotel, trip activities, packaging and travel insurance to anyone, anywhere in the world. Its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform allows clients to easily launch online travel agency functionality with the look and feel of a customized implementation at a fraction of the cost. ezRez provides access to more than 200,000 travel suppliers and its clients include some of the world's largest airlines, hotels, travel agencies and banking loyalty programs, such as AirAsia, American Airlines, American Express, Intercontinental Hotels, JetBlue, LAN Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and United Airlines. Based in San Francisco, ezRez was founded in 2003 and has secured $17.1 million in venture funding led by Canaan Partners with participation from Azure Capital Partners. For more information, please visit www.ezrez.com.

About Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.

Founded in 1994, Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS) provides a broad portfolio of cyber security solutions that have a proven track record of proactively preventing government and commercial organizations from being compromised. The Company offers the SecureOffice^® suite of cross domain solutions that allow the secure transfer and sharing of information across networks of different classification levels; Security Blanket^®, an automated operating system lock down and management tool; and CounterStorm™, a behavioral, statistical and content-based anomaly detection system that rapidly identifies targeted and zero-day attacks. All TCS solutions are backed by the company’s Professional Services group, which consists of nationally recognized experts in security policy, architecture, planning, and implementation. TCS is headquartered in Herndon, Va., with offices in Champaign, Ill. and San Antonio, TX. For more information, visit www.TrustedCS.com, follow @TrustedCS on Twitter or visit Trusted Computer Solutions’ Security Blanket Technical Blog http://tcs-security-blanket.blogspot.com/.