Data Compliance Solutions Firm CSR Wins Gold at 2013 Information Security Industry’s Global Excellence Awards

CSR Breach Reporting and PCI ToolKit Solutions Honored by Info Security Products Guide

JENSEN BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSR, the leading provider of award-winning data compliance solutions and expert business services helping organizations domestically and around the globe, announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, named the CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit™ solution the Gold winner of the 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the Most Innovative Security Service of the Year category and selected CSR’s PCI ToolKit™ solution as Bronze winner in the PCI – (Payment Card Industry) Compliance solution category.

“This year’s Global Excellence Award winners represent the foresight and imagination needed to develop cutting-edge answers to security problems that benefit consumers and businesses while raising the bar for the entire industry”

The prestigious 9^th Annual Global Excellence Awards held in San Francisco last night honor security and IT vendors of ground-breaking products and solutions in every facet of the industry, from products to the people and companies behind the success stories. “This year’s Global Excellence Award winners represent the foresight and imagination needed to develop cutting-edge answers to security problems that benefit consumers and businesses while raising the bar for the entire industry,” said Rake Narang, editor of Info Security Products Guide.

More than 50 judges from around the world participated, representing a broad spectrum of industry voices. Winners were announced during the awards dinner and presentation attended by the finalists, judges and industry peers.

Recognition by Info Security Product Guide validates CSR’s vision to develop innovative, affordable best-in-class security products and services that generate new streams of income for CSR’s partners. “It gives me great pleasure to have our team recognized by our peers in the information security business. The challenge for organizations to protect the data they handle every day is enormously complex. We strive to make regulatory compliance easier. That requires staying ahead of the curve and that takes a lot of thinking outside-the-box by a premium blend of extraordinary talent,” says CSR Founder Ross Federgreen.

The one-of-a-kind, patent-pending CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit solution benefits organizations of all sizes by taking the headache and hassle out of mandatory data loss and breach reporting to authorities. Developed and supported by certified privacy professionals, CSR’s data breach reporting service can help reduce further penalties after a breach incident.

Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for protecting credit card data is made easier for merchants and their processors with CSR’s patented PCI ToolKit solution. Both solutions are part of CSR’s growing suite of data compliance and value-added business services.

Acquirers, ISOs, payments processors, value-added resellers, franchisors and other associations interested in offering the CSR Breach Reporting or PCI ToolKit services to their merchants or members can email [e-mail] or call 1-866-462-7774 for more information.

About CSR

CSR (Compliance Solutions and Resources) is the leading provider of data compliance solutions and expert services that helps businesses turn compliance into revenue both domestically and around the globe. We enable compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and Personally identifiable information (PII) requirements while facilitating best practices to reduce the business risk and financial liability associated with the acquisition, handling, storage, sharing and disposal of data.

The company is a PCI Security Standards Council Participating Organization and is a member of Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Electronic Transactions Association, European Privacy Association, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HTFP) Association, and National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA).

Founded in 1999, CSR is a privately held corporation headquartered in Jensen Beach, Fla. For more information, please contact CSR at 866.462.7774 or visit www.csrcorporate.com.

About Info Security Products Guide

Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and market research that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.