Datadog Announces PCI Compliance for Log Management and APM

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Datadog has announced that it achieved PCI compliance for its Log Management and Application Performance Management (APM) products. This compliance allows businesses to securely process and store payment data and enhances Datadog’s ability to offer its services to more organizations. PCI compliance improves user security, brand reputation, and mitigates fines related to non-compliance. This milestone adds to Datadog's existing security certifications including CSA STAR and ISO 27001, enhancing customer trust and the overall value proposition of its monitoring and security platform.

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• Achieved PCI compliance for Log Management and APM products, enabling secure processing of payment data.
• Improved brand reputation and strength in privacy and security certifications.
• Expanded opportunities to work with more organizations, enhancing service delivery.

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The designation certifies that Datadog supports industry regulations for organizations who process and store payment and transaction data

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced that it has achieved PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance for its Log Management and Application Performance Management (APM) products.

PCI compliance is a set of key security standards that businesses must adhere to when accepting, transmitting, processing and storing credit, debit, ATM or POS card data in order to secure and protect information provided by cardholders. Being PCI compliant helps businesses provide a more secure experience for end users and improve their brand reputation and loyalty and also helps the business avoid any fines or penalties associated with being non-compliant. By achieving PCI compliance, businesses can now fully leverage Datadog's Log Management and APM products in the parts of their applications requiring compliance to process and store payment and transaction data.

"Achieving PCI compliance enables us to work with more organizations and deliver increased value to them," said Emilio Escobar, CISO at Datadog. "We can now extend unified observability to customers in parts of their applications that handle credit card data. This will help them analyze their logs and get full visibility into all their applications."

PCI compliance further strengthens the privacy and security certifications of the Datadog platform, adding to existing certifications for CSA STAR, AICPA SOC, FedRAMP Moderate Impact authorization and ISO 27001.

Learn more about Datadog's Log Management and APM products and Security policies.

About Datadog

Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.

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FAQ

What is Datadog's recent achievement regarding PCI compliance?

Datadog achieved PCI compliance for its Log Management and Application Performance Management products, allowing secure processing of payment data.

How does PCI compliance impact Datadog's services?

PCI compliance enhances Datadog's credibility and allows it to offer its services to organizations that handle payment data.

What security certifications does Datadog currently hold?

In addition to PCI compliance, Datadog holds certifications including CSA STAR, AICPA SOC, FedRAMP Moderate Impact, and ISO 27001.

When was PCI compliance announced by Datadog?

Datadog announced its PCI compliance achievement on October 19, 2022.

What benefits does PCI compliance provide to businesses using Datadog?

PCI compliance helps businesses provide a more secure user experience, improves brand loyalty, and avoids fines related to non-compliance.