DATASNIFF: THE FIRST STEP IN MAINFRAME PCI COMPLIANCE


Why You Need DataSniff For PCI Compliance

Version 2.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (released Jan. 1, 2011) requires all stored cardholder data to be identified, then protected or deleted - this includes data on the mainframe. Organizations that fail to comply with the PCI DSS face significant fines, loss of customer goodwill, and may lose the ability to accept credit cards for payment.

In the world of mainframes, compensating controls have been widely used to exempt mainframe data from the PCI compliance process. This is because mainframes are typically massive and complex environments where manual discovery is impossible and no automated solutions have existed... until now.

Xbridge's DataSniff software product is the first step in PCI compliance - and is the world's FIRST and ONLY automated data discovery solution for the mainframe. DataSniff helps you understand the extent of your PCI exposure and automatically defines the scope of your PCI initiative.

DataSniff's unique capabilities allow clients to quickly and easily comply with data security regulations (PCI, HIPAA, SOX, HiTech Act, etc.) by searching for, discovering, and mapping the location of potentially sensitive data at rest throughout the enterprise, then providing that data map as a template for a pinpointed implementation of encryption, tokenization, or deletion services.

DataSniff allows you to automate the mainframe data discovery process, immediately define and manage risk exposure, and finally bring your mainframes into compliance, once and for all.


DataSniff Features:

Patent Pending Predicate-Based Search Technology

Superior Content Type Identification
     IMS (HDAM, HIDAM, HISAM, SHISAM, SHSAM, and INDEX), DB2, VSAM, QSAM, IDMS, BDAM,
     PDS, ORACLE, SQL, ODBC, Migrated Data (Virtual and Physical Tape), Packed Decimals

Easily Scalable To Handle The Largest Data Storage Environments
     DataSniff is designed to maximize the efficient use of all components within its' architecture
     and will handle databases of all sizes and complexity

Flexible Scan Management
     Unique and patent pending scan scheduling and limiting capabilities assure your mainframe
     is unaffected by the data discovery processes

Intelligent Architecture
     DataSniff provides the flexibility to scan only during hours where both the mainframe and the
     network have available bandwidth
     A dedicated one-to-one connection with the mainframe is also an option for those customers
     that wish to completely eliminate any traffic on shared production networks

Simple To Deploy
     Deployed and fully functional in less than 1 week

Reasonable Cost
     Eliminates all manual search and discovery processes previously associated with mainframe
     environments, saving hundreds of hours of IT staff time, providing an ROI in as early as 1
     month


View the Xbridge White Paper:
Achieving PCI Compliance on the Mainframe


View the recorded Xbridge/Protegrity webcast from April 12th, 2011:
PCI Compliance without Compensating Controls ? How to Take Your Mainframe Out of Scope