With payment card fraud at an all-time high, secure payment card standard have never been more crucial. Yet, since the adoption of version 3.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), organizations have been struggling to meet its hundreds of requirements. Even full compliance with these standards may not protect networks from advanced cyber threats. IT needs a powerful yet affordable solution to ensure compliance.
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Popular techniques such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) used to attack applications are at malicious levels. Attackers work these methods to try to get access to sensitive information such as intellectual property and customer data. Meeting PCI DSS Requirement 6.6, Citrix Web App Firewall can help protect against some of these common threats.
Integrated with the Citrix ADC platform, Citrix Web App Firewall enables enterprises to achieve and exceed compliance with PCI DSS. For example, PCI requirements outline installing and configuring a firewall to protect cardholder data. Citrix ADC addresses this by restricting all access to only approved protocols, authenticated users and other heightened security levels. Other requirements targeted include protecting stored cardholder data, encryption, regular anti-virus updates, and granular access controls.
As the industry’s highest-performing web application security solution, Citrix Web App Firewall, scored an overall block rate of 99.07% when tested by NSS Labs. It provides protection against all known attacks and zero-day application-layer attacks. It also defends against DDoS attacks, SQL injection, buffer overflow, XSS, and uses signatures that update regularly to defend against emerging threats. Citrix ADC also features infrastructure-layer security capabilities. As risks emerge, Citrix Web App Firewall and Citrix ADC are updated in real time and ready to tackle new threats or PCI DSS updates to maintain your compliance.
Our tightly integrated platform is designed to address numerous individual PCI security requirements, reducing the cost of compliance and IT support. By centralizing reporting and orchestration into the Citrix Application Delivery Management platform, Citrix Web App Firewall and Citrix ADC make it easy to manage, analyze bidirectional traffic, generate comprehensive compliance reports, and simplify admin tasks through a single console.
