SRM will benefit from Brennecker's vast experience as a Technical Consultant and manager of BarclayCard's Electronic Point of Sale testing lab.    During this time, Brennecker worked very closely with both Visa and MasterCard in raising awareness of the PCI standard, and also had the opportunity to speak at numerous security forums. He has also assisted numerous large corporations and software houses in the development, testing and implementation of secure retail payment systems.

Prior to leaving Barclaycard, Brennecker was also the deputy chairman of the APACS 70 Maintenance agency, where he assisted in writing new payment data transfer standards. As such, he has worked extensively with EMV standards to develop and test Chip and PIN capable devices and has presented at a variety of security forums and vendor groups.

"These are challenging times for anyone who regularly deals with electronic payments, but that also means it is an exciting time to be joining SRM, since together we can work to improve security in this important area. PCI DSS will continue to be of vital importance to a wide range of companies, and SRM is well placed to offer advice not only on the procedural aspects of secure electronic payments, but also on the project and programme management components for any businesses who are seeking PCI DSS compliance.”

Paul Brennecker, Security Advisor, SRM.