CHICAGO (April 28, 2009) - Trustwave, the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world, was honored with the 2009 Business Partner of the Year Award by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) at the Annual Meeting and Expo in Las Vegas.
The Business Partner of the Year Award is presented to a current ETA member company that has demonstrated an overwhelming level of support for the association in the past year, as evidenced by activities such as:
"Trustwave understands our goals and commitment to promoting the protection of cardholder data," says Carla Balakgie, CEO of the ETA. "Through educational webinars, speaking engagements and executive participation, Trustwave has supported the ETA in helping the electronic transaction community better understand their business' responsibilities."
"The ETA has created a leading global organization that is unique in the payments industry. Trustwave is a partner in the ETA's effort and actively promotes industry-wide data security practices through compliance validation with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard to ensure both businesses and consumers are protected," says Robert J. McCullen, chairman and CEO of Trustwave. "We are proud of our association with the ETA and this award is a special honor for our organization. We will continue to provide thought leadership, resources and share our expertise with ETA members and businesses throughout the industry."
About Trustwave
Trustwave is a leading provider of on-demand and subscription-based information security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and government entities throughout the world. For organizations faced with today's challenging data security and compliance environment, Trustwave provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its flagship TrustKeeper® compliance management software and other proprietary security solutions including SIEM , WAF , EV SSL certificates and secure digital certificates . Trustwave has helped hundreds of thousands of organizations-ranging from Fortune 500 businesses and large financial institutions to small and medium-sized retailers-manage compliance and secure their network infrastructures, data communications and critical information assets. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/.