PCI Compliant Hosting
Achieve PCI 2.0 compliance in a public cloud.
FireHost provides secure, managed PCI compliant hosting to clients worldwide. By handling sensitive personal data in a responsible way, we help organizations who accept, store, and/or process credit cards achieve and maintain PCI 2.0 compliance.
Our public cloud powered by VMware virtualization gives eCommerce retailers an affordable, compliant way to segment public website files from confidential database files and restrict access from the internet and unauthorized personnel. In addition, FireHost is there every time your hosting environment needs a “checkup” by assisting with network scans as prescribed per your QSA. We will also provide log data and audit trails on your behalf when you need to respond to any forensic inquiry.
FireHost’s PCI (Payment Card Industry) 2.0 compliance ready hosting services provide a protective, secluded hosting environment for each Secure Cloud Server. The intrinsic qualities of our secure cloud hosting environment fulfill many of the PCI DSS requirements. Partnering with FireHost to achieve PCI compliance can significantly reduce costs and time it takes to obtain a Report on Compliance.
Here are a few of the secure hosting features that help ensure your web application is PCI 2.0 Compliant:
Access Control and Physical Security
- 24/7/365 support and physical monitoring
- Physical environment has restricted access and man traps
- Surveillance monitoring with video retention
Log Maintenance and Process Management
- Log storage and customizable retention
Systems Monitoring and Testing
- IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
- Real-time security event notifications
- Network security scans
- IP Logging
- Two-factor authentication
Website – Admin and Form Encryption
- SSL certificates with extended ID validation
Hardened Hosting Infrastructure
- Antivirus protection
- Firewalls
- Web application firewall
- Patching and maintenance
- Web server separated from database server
- Port control – unnecessary ports are closed
- Strong encryption during data transfer and transmission
- Redundant power and cooling
Kelt Reeves Owner - Falcon Northwest www.falcon-nw.comOur flash configurator is a 6MB file that gets pounded by visitors from across the globe. We really rely on the FireHost CDN to deliver that content fast. They get our site out to the world without hiccups, every day.

