I arrived in Las Vegas today for the Eletronic Transaction Associaiton (ETA) conference.  It’s a whos-who of the payments industry.  Today for the first time, my email box was dry as people are all in transit to Vegas.

The Aegenis Group will have a booth!  Come by and visit; we are right next door to the JCB booth.  There will be some very interesting events happening tomorrow, and of those we will be officially rolling out several new projects:

• Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) - I’ve seen the membership and it really is a whos-who cross-section of the industry.  Merchants, acquirers, QSAs, etc.  Be there or be square.  A few free memberships are still available, but going fast!
• Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager - Become the first one on your block to be CPISM certified!  Show off to others that you know your payment industry foo.
• Podcasts - Get your free and informative podcasts about the different nuances of PCI and regulatory compliance.  If you don’t have iTunes then check the raw files here.
• eLearning - If you want training and education for your merchants, but want it delivered in a simple online fashion then this product is for you.

If you’re at ETA and want to talk, come by our booth or give me a call.  Also, if you’re going to be in Warsaw, Poland next week let me know.  I’m looking forward to seeing all the QSAs there - new and old.  Going to be in Australia in June?  I am, so look me up.  I still have a phone SIM from my last trip to AU so I’ll publish the phone number when I figure it out.

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Yes, you knew it would happen eventually.  We are launching the Aegenis PCI Podcast via iTunes and plan to distribute such content continually.  Our goal has always been to increase the level of knowledge within the industry and help merchants better understand compliance so they can feel empowered to make their own, well informed, decisions about risk management.

If you have not already, check out our eLearning platform.

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Thanks to Martin for letting us know about the podcasts that Tripwire has online. They are two on PCI, one on SOX, and two on FISMA. I like to imagine this shows the increased awareness and importance of PCI, but it’s more likely because “file integrity monitoring” software is mentioned in requirements 10.5.5 and 11.5.

* Establishing and Maintaining PCI Compliance [MP3]

* How Can IT Begin to Comply with PCI? [MP3]

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I love podcast and hope to make my own one day. We hope to educate others about PCI compliance and data security, but there are others out there with audio information about PCI and network security. Here is a list of our favorite PCI and security related audio clips.

• Network Security Blog/Podcast - Martin McKeay is a great guy and a true security advocate. He has information that cuts across a swath of security related topics. Recently he has covered PCI compliance more and more in his podcasts. That and he puts some great audio clips/songs into his podcasts.
• RSA’s Speaking of Security - Podcast #38 discusses what PCI is and where it came from. They discuss some of the reasons for PCI compliance. (Warning: sales material enclosed)
• Chris Brunner has a list of 50 security podcasts that “don’t suck”

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