Vendor Safe Technologies Secures Cafe Rio Restaurants

HOUSTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Cafe Rio, Inc. chose Houston-based Vendor Safe Technologies to provide security and better functionality for day-to-day operations through its Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance solution.

Prior to becoming a Vendor Safe customer, Cafe Rio, Inc. managed its firewall solutions in-house. "While our network was PCI compliant prior to the Vendor Safe solution, our 'off the shelf' firewall solution lacked the functionality and manageability we were looking for," said Aaron Mangum, Cafe Rio's IT administrator. "Cafe Rio, Inc. recently attained Level 2 merchant status as defined by the PCI Standard, and Vendor Safe offered the network security solution that fits well with our security needs."

To protect each restaurant's network, Vendor Safe implemented a web content filtering solution that restricts access to malicious websites, insidious malware, hackers and other potential threats. Additionally, Vendor Safe employed its Self Configuring Firewall Architecture™ so the POS system, general network and video surveillance equipment could be protected in separate security zones. Zoning allows for segmentation within a single network providing critical security between the POS system and the back-office system without impeding the day to day workload.  

"Since one of our specialties is security for the foodservice industry, we know exactly what restaurants need to remain PCI compliant while having the best protection possible," said Chris Melson, CEO of Vendor Safe. "Not only did we secure all of Cafe Rio's restaurants within 30 days, we also provided other helpful solutions. For example, we implemented redundant connectivity through an automatic dial-up connection so the restaurants could continue processing credit and gift card transactions in case their primary data connection was lost."

About Cafe Rio

An award-winning Mexican restaurant which was recently ranked number one Mexican concept by the Sandelman & Associates 2009 Quick-Track Award of Excellence for overall customer satisfaction, Cafe Rio, Inc. was founded in 1997 in St. George, Utah. With recipes inspired by traditional cooking from the Rio Grande region of Northern Mexico, Southern Texas and New Mexico, the company now operates 33 restaurants across six states. To learn more, visit www.caferio.com.

About Vendor Safe Technologies

For more than 20 years, Vendor Safe Technologies has developed, deployed, and supported innovative security technologies. The company's Self Configuring Firewall Architecture™ and Global Security Mesh™/VPN enables PCI Level 2, 3 and 4 merchants to become PCI compliant within 30 days at the lowest total cost of deployment, and the lowest total cost of ownership while requiring no IP address changes to the LAN or WAN. Vendor Safe solutions are secured by the superior defenses of firewalls from Juniper Networks. Learn more by visiting the Vendor Safe website at www.vendorsafe.com.

SOURCE Vendor Safe Technologies