Optus has been awarded PCI DSS compliance for its Business SmartPay system, making it the first telco to achieve such a status in Australia and New Zealand. The bill managed payment solution, developed for financial institutions and retailers, was certified by Vectra Corporation after it successfully met compliance requirements. Optus Business’ acting director of fixed products and marketing, Trudy Holtzhausen, said the telco wanted to give its customers in the financial sector added peace of mind. “As the payments partner for many leading financial institutions, Optus wants to help its customers stay at the forefront of security standards,” she said. “We have invested a significant amount of time and resource to achieve PCI DSS compliance for Optus Business SmartPay so our customers can give their customers greater assurance that their financial data is safe.” As part of the certification, Optus is required to maintain an information security policy, as well as monitor and test its networks as part of its vulnerability management plan. While earthwave was the first Australian company to achieve PCI DSS compliance status in 2009, CIOs have only been under pressure to comply with standards since last year. Follow Lisa Banks on Twitter: @CapricaStar Follow CIO Australia on Twitter: @CIO_Australia Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe