Agentless Architecture
nCircle solutions use existing credentials to log into a system, retrieve detailed configuration information from monitored systems, and conduct file integrity tests. Because there are no agents required, nCircle IP360 and nCircle Configuration Compliance Manager can monitor systems such as routers, switches, and firewalls that cannot host agents. In addition, deployment of an agentless solution is simpler, faster, and involves less internal politics than does deployment of agent-based technologies. Agentless solutions are also much less costly to operate.

Designed for 24x7 Change Detection
nCircle solutions are designed from the ground up to operate continuously on the network, detecting changes to IT inventory and system configuration, and analyzing those changes for PCI compliance impact. Coupled with built-in bandwidth shaping that limits network usage, these features make the nCircle suite of PCI products and services an ideal solution for any compliance assessment project that requires a detailed audit trail of system configuration changes.

Timely, Cost-Effective Quarterly Scanning
The service enables organizations to fulfill the quarterly network scan requirement. The service is among the first to be certified as an approved scan service based on the most recent and most rigorous version of the PCI Data Security Standard v1.1. This ensures organizations are protecting their networks by testing against the current standard. Using a convenient online portal, organizations can register, pay, and launch a PCI scan on their Internet-facing payment network. The service scans the specified network and produces reports that can then be submitted to the customer’s bank. The simplicity of the service enables organizations to successfully complete the program within a few hours of enrollment.

Audit-ready PCI Reporting
nCircle solutions deliver PCI-specific reports to help measure compliance to quickly and accurately identify which systems on the payment network will fail a PCI audit. With the rich data continuously monitored and reported on by nCircle solutions, administrators have a wealth of information about the payment network’s compliance with the PCI standard. This information enables organizations to prioritize remediation and adequately prepare for audits resulting in more cost-effective audits and improved security.

About nCircle Solutions
nCircle’s agentless security risk and compliance management solutions discover all IP enabled devices on an organization’s global network and collect extensive configuration and vulnerability data to enable configuration auditing, vulnerability management, and file integrity monitoring. Utilizing advanced analytics and objective risk metrics, nCircle solutions distill the wealth of discovered information into actionable data that helps enterprises address compliance challenges for regulations such as PCI and Sarbanes-Oxley. nCircle’s comprehensive agentless solutions help enterprises meet the goal of achieving both increased security and compliance.

About nCircle

nCircle is the leading provider of agentless security risk and compliance management solutions. More than 4,000 enterprises, government agencies and service providers around the world rely on nCircle’s proactive security solutions to identify, measure, manage and reduce security risk and automate compliance on their networks. nCircle has won numerous awards for growth, innovation and technology leadership and has been ranked among the top 100 best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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