AUSTIN, Texas — Retail technology firm Acumera has hired Tabitha Greiner as chief security officer. 

 

Greiner is a payment card industry data security standards (PCI-DSS) expert and will be responsible for leading all cybersecurity-focused initiatives for the business, including maintaining internal security practices and acting as an expert resource for customers and the retail community. 

 

Cybersecurity is a critical piece of the Acumera platform, particularly for convenience-store operators who are struggling to keep up with and meet the latest PCI standards, said Dirk Heinen, Acumera’s CEO.

 

“Convenience-store IT professionals don’t have the time or internal resources to keep up with the latest trends in the evolving cybersecurity industry, which is why we’re committed to doing it for them,” said Heinen. “Tabitha’s background as a qualified security assessor for the payment card industry and her knowledge of both compliance requirements and best practices will be a valuable resource to customers and to our team.” 

 

Greiner is a certified information systems security professional and a PCI Security Standards Council internal security assessor. She is active in the cybersecurity community and participates in multiple committees, working groups and special interest groups. She was appointed as vice chairman of the Conexxus zone router data security working group in July and serves as the director of community outreach and sponsorships for the Austin chapter of Information System Security Certification Consortium Inc., the (ISC)2, a global non-profit that educates and certifies information security professionals. 

 

Prior to joining Acumera, Greiner served as director of security services at ComplyGuard Networks, a systems and network security provider. She also has held notable security consultant, security architect and security engineering positions at Verizon, Trustwave, the Chicago Public Schools and Regence. 

 

Acumera is a leading provider of trusted connections services for convenience stores, gas stations and petroleum wholesalers. Its network management services, tools and applications give multi-site retailers security, visibility and connectivity to support operations management.