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		<title>Understanding Cybercrime</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=3018</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered how cybercriminals operate?  How they are able to identify an unsecured network and inconspicuously steal cardholder data?  Many merchants are aware of the threat of cybercrime to their business, however, are unfamiliar with how the crimes actually occur.  Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Senior Vice President, Nicholas Percoco, spoke about cybercrime at the 2013 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trustwave Launches New Mobile Security Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=3007</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile payments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you currently utilizing mobile technology in your business?  If so, there is a good chance if you did not have it properly segmented that you are putting your network at risk.   Growing trends like mobile point-of-sale systems and ‘bring-your-own-device’ (BYOD) are providing cybercriminals with easy access points into businesses.  Cybercriminals are well aware of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAQ 101: A final look at the series</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2975</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA DSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI DSS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SAQ 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Assessment Questionnaire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we have touched on all 12 PCI DSS requirements, let’s have a final look at what this means for merchants in the ever changing world of information security.  No matter how long a merchant has been in business I would be shocked if they have never heard of PCI compliance. However, after speaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAQ 101: Requirement 12</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2959</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Information Security Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Consultation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SAQ Assistance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maintain an Information Security Policy Requirement 12 of the PCI DSS: Maintain a policy that addresses information security for all personnel Here we are at the 12th and final requirement of the PCI DSS. What a journey this has been.  Looking back, we discussed creating a secure network starting with a firewall at the perimeter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trustwave’s SpiderLabs Brings Password Education to the Evening News</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2949</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[password]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Password protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[password security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiderlabs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trustwave]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trustwave, who recently acquired SecureConnect, is a leader in providing research and reports on data security.  Trustwave’s SpiderLabs Research Team is at the epicenter of this intelligence.  One of their more recent studies involving strength of passwords was featured by a news station in Chicago.  The segment included the Vice President or SpiderLabs, Nicholas Percoco, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data Breaches Rise in the Retail Space – MAPCO is the Latest Victim</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2926</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breach risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Security Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Data breaches within the retail industry are on the rise.  The latest victim is the MAPCO convenience store chain which had customer credit and debit card information stolen. It is reported that cybercriminals used malware to gain access to the payment processing system and collect cardholder data. MAPCO announced the breach last week and said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCI SSC Video &#8211; 3 Best Practices for Your Card Reader</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2922</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA DSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Card Reader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI SSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The PCI SSC is determined to make certain all merchants are educated on the importance of credit card security and their series of short, entertaining videos may just be the trick. In previous blogs we highlighted their videos which introduced PCI compliance and discussed password protection. The third PCI SSC video in the series is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAQ 101: Requirement 11</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2889</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SAQ 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[external scanning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[File Integrity Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internal scanning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intrusion detection system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intrusion Prevention System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI vulnerability scan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penetration testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[test networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerability scans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wireless access points]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regularly Monitor and Test Networks Requirement 11 of the PCI DSS: Regularly test security systems and processes Requirement 11 is one of the more technical requirements of the PCI DSS that focuses on testing the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) for vulnerabilities.  Some of the steps in this requirement will not be able to be completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q &amp; A With a Data Breach Insurance Expert</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2845</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breach Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Breach Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Breach Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Breach Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To help get more insight on breach protection insurance, we spoke with Robert Halsey, the president of an insurance brokerage firm, to get his take on the current situation of the data breach insurance market.  Below is what he had to say. 1. What is the demographic of those using data breach protection coverage? Merchants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCI SSC Covers Passwords in Fun Short Video</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2838</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI DSS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[password precautions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Password protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[password security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passwords]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an earlier blog, we told you about how the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) released a series of short training videos that make learning about PCI compliance just a little more entertaining.  The second video in their series focuses on passwords and why implementing a strong password is important.  The creative geniuses at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAQ 101: Requirement 10</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2776</link>
		<comments>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2776#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI DSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI SAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAQ 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audit trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Logging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI SSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Assessment Questionnaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regularly Monitor and Test Networks Requirement 10 of the PCI DSS: Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data Requirement 10 sounds like a daunting task and at times it can definitely feel that way if you do not have the necessary logging mechanisms in place.  In this installment of the SAQ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: The Current Data Breach Beat</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2765</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Data breaches occur more than most people realize and the trend is not slowing down.  The 2013 Identity Fraud Report released by Javelin Strategy &#38; Research says that in 2012 there were 12.6 million Americans who were victims of identity fraud.  That is equal to 1 victim every 3 seconds or nearly 5 percent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EVENT: See You at MURTEC 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2746</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MURTEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tradeshows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MURTEC is this week and being that it is the can’t-miss event for restaurant technology, SecureConnect will definitely be there.  For those who are not familiar, MURTEC is the Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference put on by Hospitality Technology magazine.  It brings together restaurant technology, finance and operations professionals and technology solution providers.  The event is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notice to Merchants on the Expiring Version of PA-DSS</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2735</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA DSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI SSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA-DSS expiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA-DSS version 1.2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA-DSS version 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Application Certification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Application Vendor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Validated Payment Application]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Merchants take notice!  As of October 28, 2013, all payment applications that are validated according to the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) version 1.2 are facing their validation becoming expired.  This means the application vendor who provides you with your Point-of-Sale (POS) system will be deemed non-compliant (and so will you) unless they take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of the PCI SSC’s Recent Press Releases</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=2713</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI DSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI SSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATM Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Supplement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile payments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past three weeks the PCI Security Standards Council has released four separate press releases providing guidance on how to maintain cardholder data security when utilizing various technologies.  Understandably, this can be a lot of information to digest and it can be difficult for a merchant to fully comprehend how each of security guidelines [...]]]></description>
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