Security

Nitecrest SecurityA Brief Overview

 

Plant Access

 

Access to the production facility is controlled by a swipe-card system. Plant Manager controls all the movements of staff and visiting guests throughout the building.The building is split into five main zones of security. Each exterior entrance is controlled by an airlock, each person must swipe at two access points before they can gain entry to the plant.

 

Data Handling

 

  • Nitecrest's in-house IT department holds all of our customer's data on a secure network.
  • Data is only accessible by appointed employees.
  • The network is only usable from inside the IT department.
  • Data is processed within the IT Dept.
  • Each workstation on the shop-floor has a locked floppy drive & do not have access to the main network domain.
  • All data is held for a maximum period of three months before being deleted from the secure network.

 

Data Application

 

  • Data is applied within the personalisation department.
  • The equipment that Nitecrest use to apply the information is specifically designed to achieve maximum security and quality.
  • An automated camera system reads each PIN to ensure the correct data is applied to the correct card.
  • Our system will even check that each PIN being applied is being applied to the correct card value eg £20 PIN cannot be placed on to a £5 card.
  • The camera system also makes sure that the PIN is fully covered by the security scratch panel.
  • Rejected cards unfit for dispatch will be re-made from the file the machine produces as the cards are rejected.

 

Rejected Cards

 

  • When a card is rejected, it is placed in to a secure metal box by the machine.
  • From this box, all rejects are taken directly to the shredder where they are disposed of immediately.
  • This is to guarantee that no duplicate cards or cards with exposed PIN's, are sent out from our plant.

 

Customer Confidentiality

 

  • Any information given to Nitecrest will be treated with the highest degree of confidentiality.
  • A confidentiality agreement is available on request should the customer feel it necessary.

 

Internationally Recognised Standards

 

  • All of the security strategies employed by Nitecrest meet the necessary requirements as detailed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 270001).
  • Our plant also operates to the criteria required for Visa/MasterCard accreditation.