NEWS RELEASE
5th August 2020
Broadband Security, Inc
First Japanese company to be selected for the"2020-2022 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable"
roundtable conference of International credit card industry security standards

We are pleased to inform you that Broadband Security Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo, President and CEO: Akira Mochizuka, herein call “BBSec”) is the first Japanese company tojoin the “2020-2022 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR)” of PCI SSC*1.
PCISSC is an organization that is jointly established by five international card brands to operate
and manage the security standards of credit cards such as PCI DSS*2. GEAR is positioned as anadvisory committee composed of senior executives of the PCI SSC evaluator companies.
The background behind the selection of BBSec as GEAR
・Long-term activities as a QSA*3 (Certified Evaluation Facility) since 2008
(Requirement 7 years or more)・Activity results in more than 3 countries
・Certification of multiple standards such as P2PE*4 and PCI 3DS*5
We recognize that it meets the above requirements.
Going forward, BBSec will carry out its activities as a GEAR responsibly, and will strive to make theworld's credit card security safer to operate and propose the future of payment security.
Comment form PCI SSC“BBSec is one of 28 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 behalfof the assessor community.”
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 toworking with BBSec in our efforts to help organizations secure payment data globally.”
PCI SSC SVP Operating Officer Mauro Lance Quotes:“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 criticalinsights and help us build on the great efforts that are already being done to increase payment
security globally.”
Release from PCI SSC (Eng)https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/about_us/press_releases/pr_08042020
About GEAR(Global Executive Assessor Roundtable)(Eng)https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/get_involved/global_executive_assessor_roundtable【About us】
Broadband Security, Inc. is a service provider which handles IT security diagnosis, operation,maintenance, and digital forensics. Since we have started from November 2000, our concept is"world most robust Japanese IT network". We have made high technological capabilities, abundantexperience, and a wide range of information gathering power to provide IT services for various
companies, from major companies, telecommunications carriers to IT venture companies.
URL: https://www.bbsec.co.jp/【Contact】
Broadband Security, Inc. Business Planning Office
TEL：+81-3-5338-7430

E-mail：press@bbsec.co.jp* 1 Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council: An organization that operates and manages credit
card security standards established by five international card brands (VISA, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover, and JCB).
* 2 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards: An industry standard for security established by PCI
SSC for the purpose of protecting cardholder information and realizing secure transactions.
* 3 Acronym for “Qualified Security Assessor.” International certification for performing the assessmenton the compliance with the PCI DSS, the international security standard for credit cards.
* 4 PCI SSC's Point to Point Encryption Program (P2PE) is a program designed to securely transmit card
information from the merchant to the acquirer by encrypting it all the way from the credit card reader tothe processor's server for secure communication.
* 5 The PCI 3DS Core Security Standard provides a framework for three critical EMV® 3DS componentsACS, DS, and 3DS Server—to implement physical and logical security controls to support the integrity
and confidentiality of the 3DS transaction process.
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