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Carl's Jr., Hardee's add security and PCI compliance service

May 9, 2013

CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has signed an agreement with ControlScan to deliver payment security and PCI DSS compliance services to select stores within the company's franchise system.

Atlanta-based ControlScan helps business owners and franchisees understand, navigate and complete their obligations of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). As part of its newly signed agreement with ControlScan, CKE will fund individual franchisee delivery of the ControlScan PCI 1-2-3 program.

"Our new agreement with ControlScan helps remove barriers to payment security and PCI compliance at the store level by giving our franchisees easy access to expert, step-by-step guidance and support," said Tom Lindblom, chief technology officer for CKE Restaurants.

"Security of our customers' credit card data has always been a high priority for us and hence we are making additional investments in this initiative on behalf of our franchises," Lindblom continued. "We want our customers to confidently use their debit and credit cards at all our restaurants. ControlScan will work with our franchises to further enhance security, based on widely accepted and dynamically evolving PCI-DSS guidance."

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