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		<title>SecureConnect Volunteers Time at Feed My Starving Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SecureConnect employees took time out of their busy schedules to give back this week! Our staff volunteered at a local Feed My Starving Children packing facility and helped pack a total of 77 boxes of packaged meals or 16,632 single meals.  That is enough food to feed 46 children for an entire year! Feed My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underground Forums Spread Hacking Techniques and Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protecting your business is becoming even more difficult thanks to underground forums and online communities where hackers can share techniques and tools.  Just like there are forums for people with interests like cars, hiking or sports, there are also forums for hacking.  On these forums, hackers share their best practices and offer tips to more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P2PE: Point-to-Point Encryption</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1797</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Newell</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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		<description><![CDATA[Point-to-point encryption (P2PE), also called end-to-end encryption, is an emerging technology used to encrypt cardholder data from the point-of-swipe to the end processing. According to the preliminary September 2011 draft outline from the PCI Council, properly implemented P2PE will allow merchants to reduce their PCI scope when complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAQ 101: Requirement 3</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1774</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protect Cardholder Data Requirement 3 of the PCI-DSS: Protect stored cardholder data Now that you have a good understanding of your network and its configuration, it’s time to start thinking about credit card data.  As a merchant, one of the biggest questions you need to ask yourself is, ‘do I need to store credit card [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCI SSC Takes Notice of Mobile Payment Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1747</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:00:48 +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[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Network Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Waiting in long lines at store registers could soon be a thing of the past. The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has been focusing on a new and increasingly used form of technology that could eliminate the need for traditional payment terminals in the near future. Mobile payments allow merchants to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Things You Should Know About PCI Compliance: Part 3- Vulnerability Scanning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:55 +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[ASV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vulnerability Scanning When you hear about PCI compliance and what it takes to meet the requirements, vulnerability scanning is often the first thing that comes to mind because it is one of the most highly discussed requirements of the Data Security Standard.  Understanding the types of scans that need to be performed, the purpose of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INDUSTRY ALERT: Visa and MasterCard Suffer “Massive” Processor Breach</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, March 30th, the credit card processor Global Payments reported that they had uncovered a major breach within their processing system. According to some reports, the breach could involve up to 10 million Visa and MasterCard credit cards. In a statement released by Global Payments on April 1st, they said, “The Company believes that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Things You Should Know About PCI Compliance: Part 2- The Firewall</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1711</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:30:05 +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[Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Firewall As with all technology, there are many different options and ways of addressing your network security.  According to Requirement 1 of the PCI DSS, a merchant must “install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data.”  One point of confusion for many people is identifying the difference between a router and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MasterCard and Visa Push to Incorporate Chips in Credit Cards in the United States</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1688</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip-and-Pin Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card verification information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Change is on the horizon for MasterCard and Visa cardholders in the United States.  Both brands announced that they will be updating their credit cards from the magnetic stripe to the chip-and-pin format. The U.S. is one of the last major countries to transition to the chip-and-pin format.  Countries in Europe have been using the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAQ 101: Requirement 2</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1671</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SAQ 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Build and Maintain a Secure Network Requirement 2 of the PCI DSS: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters In the last SAQ 101 blog we covered Requirement 1 of the PCI DSS which talked about having a firewall properly configured to protect cardholder data within your network.  Requirement 2 of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Things You Should Know About PCI Compliance: Part 1 &#8211; Wi-Fi</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1664</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI DSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information security practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security best practices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PCI compliance can often be seen as a cumbersome and difficult process.  Although this might be the case, there are a number of things that you as a business owner can do to gain a better understanding of the key areas where you can improve your business security and ultimately, simplify the process. There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INDUSTRY ALERT: Microsoft Announces Critical Remote Desktop Vulnerability</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1651</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mortenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internal threats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 13th, Microsoft released its Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2012.  Amongst the usual list of smaller vulnerabilities was MS12-020, a critical vulnerability involving the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).  While this may not affect many default Windows installations, it is a threat in most businesses due to RDP’s main function of allowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need to Know About Wireless Networks and PCI Compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1632</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) have become increasingly popular in the last few years.  Wireless network enabled devices provide a convenient way to communicate both with the internet and with other wired and wireless networked devices. Unfortunately, in abandoning the tether of an Ethernet cable, new security issues have arisen.  Even though WLAN technology has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCI FUD – Fear, Uncertainty and Dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1623</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Burton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardholder data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franchisee PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information security practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SecureConnect]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The daily challenges of a franchisee or store owner Being a franchisee/store owner definitely has its benefits: You get to be your own boss, set your own hours and control how you want your business to run. However, it also means that you are in charge of running your entire business and all the responsibilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data Breach Hits Popular Southern Restaurant</title>
		<link>http://www.secureconnect.com/blog/?p=1615</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristyan Mjolsnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payment Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security and compliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many consumers are well aware of the threat of credit card skimming devices at local ATM’s and pay-at-the-pump gas station terminals. However, many do not think of these skimming devices being a possible threat when they are dining at their favorite restaurants.  The reality is that the use of skimming devices is ever present in [...]]]></description>
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