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CPISM/A Certification in March is ON

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Conferences, SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 2 Comments »

A few people have called asking if the CPISM/CPISA certification training for March 3-6th in Atlanta, GA is still ON.  It seems in this economic environment some conferences and events have simply dropped off without notifying the attendees. I'm here to ...

Webinar: Secure Hashing and Scope Reduction Methods

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 9 Comments »

Wednesday, January 21th, 2009 the Society of Payment Security Professionals is hosting a webinar on "Secure Hashing and Scope Reduction Methods".  You can register for this event online. Michael Dahn will be presenting. Time: 10:00 AM Pacific (5:00 PM GMT). Update: The webinar ...

Society 2009 Training Dates

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in Conferences, SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 1 Comment »

The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) announced their 2009 training dates for the CPISM and CPISA certifications.  The Society has partnered with Intense Schools to provide CPISM/CPISA Training and Certification throughout the US. You can register for the CPISM or ...

Society going global

Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Banking, Conferences, Merchant, SPSP, Service Provider, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 1 Comment »

Even though we have already trained thousands of merchants, acquiring banks, and service providers in many countries around the world, we have not yet trained these groups in Africa - until now. The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) is both ...

Payment Security Professional of the Year Nominations

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Posted in SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 1 Comment »

I can't belive the year is almost over.  The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) has seen great success with a membership of almost 500 and several hundres of those being certified CPISM and CPISA individuals.  The Society board members ...

Successful CPISM/CPISA Training Class

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | No Comments »

Chris just finished another successful CPISM/CPISA training class and we now have 30 newly certified CPISMs and 20 CPISAs.  The training and certification have already received great reviews, and now the list of individuals who are certified continues to grow ...

CPISM and CPISA certified individuals

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 2 Comments »

This week a lucky few people are in Dallas, TX sitting for either the CPISM exam, CPISA exam, or both!  Mike Dahn and Dr. Heather Mark taught the CPISA 1-day boot camp, and Chris Mark and Dr. Heather Mark are ...

Last Chance to Register for November CPISM/CPISA!

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Conferences, SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | No Comments »

The November class for the CPISM/CPISA is closing tomorrow on the 28th of October.  We have a number of people attending but still have a few seats left.  Based on the registrants for this particular class, I (Chris) am excited ...

Society of Payment Security Professionals Offers Video

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Compliance, Legislation, PCI DSS, SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | No Comments »

The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) has updated the website to include streaming video. Members can watch short videos related to relevant topics such as Cardholder Data, FACTA, PCI DSS Requirements, PCI Scoping, and Risk. Speakers include ...

Dallas CPISM/CPISA Training and Exam in November, 2008

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in SPSP, Society of Payment Security Professionals | 1 Comment »

The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) is hosting a Certified Payment Card-Industry Security Manager (CPISM) and Certified Payment Card-Industry Security Auditor (CPISA) training and exam from November 4th-7th, 2008 at the Embassy Suites, DFW Airport. Current CPISMs can attend ...