eFunds, Inc. - eFunds Strengthens Commerce Security from VeriSign, Inc.

eFunds Strengthens Commerce Security

Overview

VeriSign Global Security Consulting services helped eFunds strengthen its consumer electronic payment transaction security program, prevent identify theft, and minimize consumer risk.

Key Challenges

Strengthen security posture of eFunds and enable trusted commerce.

Revise eFunds’ core security policies and procedures documents.

Develop and implement security testing and evaluation program.

Develop security education program.

Implement security in the software development life cycle.

Augment eFunds’ Global Security Services team.

“From rebuilding our policies and procedures framework to refining badge access and integrating security into our software development life cycle, VeriSign’s consultants did it all. Perhaps more importantly, they did it with zeal and with passion, and they did it right the first time.”

                                                Kim Jones
                                              Vice President and Chief Security Officer
                                              eFunds, Inc.

Solution

VeriSign Global Security Consulting services:

VeriSign Enterprise Security Assessment
Security Architecture and Design Solutions
Staff Augmentation

Results

Security exposures were identified and uniform security standards were implemented to meet applicable requirements and regulations.

A comprehensive security awareness education program was developed and conducted for eFunds enterprise security policies across all platforms.

An enterprise security architecture was defined that contains reusable service elements for deployment of new technologies.

Technical specifications were developed to assist in building a security-test and evaluation laboratory.