PEER 1 Hosting Joins Center for Internet Security as Benchmarks Member

Online, June 25, 2013 (Newswire.com) - PEER 1 Hosting, the global IT hosting provider, today announced that it has joined the Benchmarks Division of the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a national non-profit dedicated to improving cyber security in the public and private sectors. With this membership, the hosting company is supporting the increasing need for security benchmarks to protect sensitive data transmitted over the Internet and stored in third-party facilities.

"This is an important step for PEER 1 Hosting to ensure we are delivering the best possible service for our customers and that their data continues to be protected in accordance with strict, industry security standards," said Tim Varma, VP product development, PEER 1 Hosting. "CIS has developed a reputation as a trusted, vendor-agnostic partner to ensure Internet security, and we are eager to work with its team to enhance the security of data hosted on our infrastructure."

The Center for Internet Security Benchmarks Division helps organizations assess and improve their cyber security and compliance posture by providing best practice standards for secure configuration, tools for measuring information security status and resources for making informed security investment decisions. The organization provides more than 70 secure configuration benchmarks, spanning the most commonly used IT systems and technologies, including operating systems, software applications, network devices and mobile devices. CIS benchmarks are consensus-based resources that include input from national and international subject matter experts. Members include commercial vendors, academic organizations, government agencies, IT and software companies and individuals.

"We are pleased to welcome PEER 1 Hosting as a CIS Security Benchmarks member, and look forward to working with them to leverage our consensus-based, internationally-recognized security guidance," said Rick Comeau, executive director of the CIS Security Benchmarks division.

About the Center for Internet Security
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the cyber security readiness and response of public and private sector entities. Through its Security Benchmarks division, CIS provides cost-effective, consensus-based and internationally recognized solutions that help organizations assess and improve their cyber security and compliance posture.

About PEER 1 Hosting
PEER 1 Hosting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA), is one of the world's leading Web hosting providers, specializing in Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Colocation and Cloud Services. Based in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK, the company has been serving commercial customer needs since 1999. PEER 1 Hosting is built on two obsessions: Ping & People. 'Ping' represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network(tm) connected by 20 state-of-the-art data centers. 'People' represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its more than 13,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100 per cent uptime guarantee. For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com.