At Pantellos, we understand that a supplier’s strategic and competitive information is a valuable asset. Under our agreements with participants in the Pantellos Marketplace, all competitively sensitive information is treated as confidential information and is not disclosed to any third party without the consent of the supplier. Even within our own organization, access to such information is granted solely on a need-to-know basis which generally means that only a handful of people, each of whom is bound by confidentiality obligations, can review the information in a format in which a supplier is or can be identified. Data which is compiled into market statistics is stripped of all identifiable information and aggregated, then released to the appropriate people as a snapshot of the historical trends of our entire Marketplace community.
Pantellos has implemented stringent security measures to protect the information collected and transmitted. Access control is maintained through individual user authentication and authorization, the separation of customer databases, and the use of Public Key encryption when the system is accessed. We incorporate “end-to-end” security through the integration of several security solutions, the use of digital certificates and the encryption of data transmission over the Internet using SSL. A multi-tier network configuration separates public facing web servers from application servers and database servers. Key areas of focus include administering and maintaining enterprise-wide virus protection strategies, defining firewall and specific port rules to control access to production applications, defining end-user access rules to maintain data integrity and establishing the enterprise perimeter for consistent monitoring and test scans. Firewall and Intrusion detection systems are in place and are monitored on a 24/7 basis via automated notifications. As an added precaution, we conduct regular independent security reviews using an external audit firm to confirm that our systems meet or exceed our stringent standards.
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