MCIT has been in business for almost 10 years, supporting over 60 organizations. Its program, 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, is an all-encompassing solution for businesses that manage cyber-risks, ensuring operational efficiencies. This multilayered approach is methodically and strategically coordinated with state-of-the-art AI technology and a dedicated team of cybersecurity / IT experts.
"The entire MSP industry needs to be educated that the compliance most MSPs are doing on the network side doesn’t cross over to the merchant side. This is a big misconception that, at the end of the day, could cost the client significantly. Every MSP should talk to Secure Payments."
MCIT provides a full-circle, complete cybersecurity service to its clients through 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱. This means the company must stay vigilant and committed to expose any gaps or threats on the horizon that could affect its clients before they become a problem.
MCIT recognized a blind spot, specifically in helping clients with their PCI compliance. The company already covered the network side of PCI, but through its due diligence, it realized the merchant side was a big risk that left the company and its clients exposed to risk. Finding a solution to include this in their service became a priority. MCIT also quickly realized that this required finding an external partner with a deep level of knowledge and expertise, with the platform to mitigate problems and protect clients.
Currently, MCIT conducts security risk assessments for all new clients, including compliance. Part of this process is to ensure merchant services are segregated from the network, password management, security awareness training and more.
Knowing that compliance issues, such as PCI DSS 4.0, were on the horizon, the company went full steam to find a solution. Chris wanted to stay ahead of the curve and ensure that he was looking out for MCIT’s clients as best he could.
"I love that all we had to do was make the introduction to our clients and then Secure Payments does all the work. The structure Secure Payments has in place is very rewarding for us, with all the work taken off our plate."
“The onboarding and introduction to Secure Payments was fantastic and very informative,” said Chris.
MCIT communicated very clearly with its clients that Secure Payments is a strategic partner. Communication went seamlessly, and everything went smoothly for both MCIT and its clients.
MCIT was pleased and confident before they even started, thanks to having done due diligence on Secure Payments. The company felt that the entire team at Secure Payments had the expertise and knowledge needed to perform at the expected level of excellence. This gave Chris and his team at MCIT the peace of mind and trust to have Secure Payments working directly with the company’s own clients.
Several clients who went through the PCI Compliance audit process revealed issues and vulnerabilities that the Secure Payments team rectified and mitigated for them.
“There was also an issue with merchant costs and fees for one of our clients. The fact that Secure Payments was able to find the problem and then reduce the client’s merchant costs was very attractive to MCIT,” said Chris.
Chris is pleased that Secure Payments has realized all its promises, such as the service being almost completely done for his company, gaining insight into his clients’ risk exposure without becoming a PCI compliance expert, optimizing processing fees to potentially save his customers money and eliminate non-compliance penalties, and seamlessly adding PCI compliance to MCIT’s cybersecurity stack to attract new customers with its audit.
For the MSP community, Chris feels it is very important to share this information. He feels most MSPs don’t recognize that PCI compliance is not covered by what they are doing for compliance now. The entire industry needs to be educated that the compliance most MSPs are doing on the network side doesn’t cross over to the merchant side. This is a big misconception that, at the end of the day, could cost the client significantly.
"If you’re really looking to bring full value to your clients and are not yet doing this internally, Secure Payments is certainly a service you and your clients should engage with.
I encourage other MSPs in the industry to find a partner like Secure Payments that brings value and accountability to your clients. We sleep better at night knowing we are covering the majority of the aspects we need to and we’re protecting our clients in every way we can, whether it’s directly or indirectly, with partners like Secure Payments. When PCI Compliance issues do pop up, Secure payments is our go-to remedy to get that fixed."
