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Infosecurity Magazine Article: A logical shortfall for the 'complete CSO'
Meridian's Paul Johnson examines the differences between CSO and CISO and makes the case as to why small and medium-sized organisations must consider logical security training if they choose to employ an all-encompassing CSO, rather than separating logical security responsibilities out to a separate CISO.
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Meridian Services aquired by NCC Group plc
March 2010
NCC Group (LSE: NCC), the international, independent provider of Escrow and Assurance Testing, acquired Meridian Services International Limited for a maximum consideration of up to £3.0m in cash. The Company will be managed autonomously within the Group's Assurance Testing Division and will trade as Meridian Services International, a NCC Group company.
Rob Cotton, NCC Group Chief Executive, said:
"We are delighted that Meridian, the most well established and respected card Audit Company working within the global card services market today has become part of the Group.
"This acquisition is an important step as Meridian's broad range of services, extensive expertise and credentials complement and strengthen the existing offerings for Information Security, Auditing and Compliance, an area where we have seen significant growth and where we have a strategy to become a market leader."
Meridian Team further Expands
January 2009
Meridian as a company is again expanding its team of Security Professionals to reflect the demands of both our clients and new items which we are offering in our portfolio of auditing services.
The Meridian audit team now includes a PCI-DSS assessment team and approved "Over the Air" (OTA) auditors.
MasterCard "Over the Air" Certification
February 2009
In February a number of Meridian audit team attended an approval training programme provided by MasterCard in Brussels, this allowed Meridian to gain certification to provide OTA auditing services when the programme goes live on April 01 2009.
The areas which will be reviewed by the Meridian approved OTA auditors in such an audit are;
Data Security Requirements - Network Security
OTA Transport - Operational Data Management
Roles and Responsibilities - Security Management System
Data Access Authorization and Maintenance - Physical and Environmental Security
Key Management
Meridian feels that by adding this service to our portfolio of services it further strengthens our commitment to provide multiple auditing services by one supplier.
Previous History
Meridian Services is proud of its history being a leader in payment card audits, if you would like to read more please see our company history.
