ProPay (www.propay.com),
an industry leader in end-to-end
data security encryption, credit
card processing and electronic
payment services, announced the lineup for its 2010 Data Security
Summit set for March 9-10, 2010, at The Canyons Resort in Park City,
Utah.
This year’s roster of presenters features Avivah Litan, Vice
President and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Research; Bob Russo,
General Manager, PCI
Security Standards Council; Chris Mark, CPISM/A, CISSP, CIPP; Tia
Ilori, Compliance
Program Manager, Visa; John Bartholomew, Vice President of
Sales, and David Ellis, Director of Forensic Investigations, Security
Metrics; Fred Laing, President, UMACHA—Regional
NACHA Association—and Chairman of the Internet Council; Matt Sarrel,
Executive
Director, Sarrel Group; and Veronica Flanagan, Vice President
of Payment Network Compliance, Wells
Fargo Merchant Services.
Over the two-day conference, speakers will address:
Risks associated with storing sensitive payment data
The magnitude and long-term effects of a data compromise on
shareholder value
How data thieves are trying to get to your data
How you can protect your sensitive payment data from data thieves
What you need to do to ensure PCI-DSS compliance
How online credit card compromise is perpetrated
Additional security insights and strategies
“The payment industry is under constant attack, and sensitive payment
data continues to fall into the hands of hackers,” said Gary
Goodrich, CEO of ProPay. “The 2010 Data Security Summit will give
attendees the background and ammunition they need to go on the
offensive. The presenter lineup that has been assembled is a Who’s Who
list from the payment industry. Certainly, they will enlighten the
attendees with new information that will aid their business’ safety and
security moving forward.”
Featured Speakers Include:
Avivah Litan, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner
Ms. Litan is arguably the most respected and widely read expert on
financial fraud. She also covers authentication, identity theft, fraud
detection and prevention applications, as well as other areas of
information security and risk. She speaks frequently around the country
on payment systems and financial flows in the business-to-consumer and
business-to-business markets.
Bob Russo, General Manager of the PCI Security Standards Council
Mr. Russo works with representatives from American Express, Discover
Financial, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International to drive
awareness and adoption of the PCI Data Security Standard. As part of his
responsibilities, Russo oversees the PCI Security Standards Council's
training, testing and certification programs for Qualified Security
Assessors (QSAs) and Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) and related staff,
serving as a key resource for the certification process. He also
coordinates research and analysis regarding PCI DSS, soliciting feedback
from the vendor and merchant community, and driving recruitment of
stakeholders as Participating Organizations in the Council.
Chris Mark, CPISM/A, CISSP, CIPP
Mr. Mark is a noted payment card security expert. In addition to working
for MasterCard and with Visa on their respective security programs,
Chris was a member of the PCI SSC technical working group. He was one of
the industry's first QSAs and conducted scores of PCI DSS assessments.
From 2007-2009 Chris conducted PCI related training on behalf of Visa
and was a QSA trainer. He personally trained over 10,000 people
worldwide. Chris has published numerous articles and spoken at numerous
events on the topic of information security within the payment card
industry.
Tia Ilori, Compliance Program Manager, Visa
Ms. Ilori has held numerous positions throughout the organization in
areas such as Technology Support Services, Issuer Risk Management, and
Fraud Investigations and Incident Management. In her current role as a
Compliance Program Manager, Tia is responsible for the management of
Visa's US Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1
and Level 2 merchant compliance program, as well as managing Visa's
franchise security best practices programs which helps drive PCI DSS
into franchise businesses. Tia recently authored a Visa data security
bulletin outlining key payment system security practices franchise
operators can leverage to meet their obligation to comply with the PCI
DSS and is also directly responsible for managing and hosting Visa's PCI
DSS training seminars.
Fred Laing, President, UMACHA
Mr. Lang is president of UMACHA, a NACHA regional association, and has
been for 25 years. Mr. Laing has designed and presented workshops on all
facets of the ACH network including risk management, compliance,
marketing and rules. He has also developed and presented sessions on
Payment Systems Fraud, Data Security and Cash Management.
John Bartholomew, VP Sales, Security Metrics
Mr. Bartholomew, Vice President of Sales for Security Metrics, has been
with Security Metrics since 2001 and has contributed to consistent
triple-digit growth for the company. Security Metrics has assisted more
than 400,000 merchants in over 40 countries with their PCI compliance.
David Ellis, Director of Forensic Investigations, Security Metrics
Mr. Ellis holds QIRA (Qualified Incident Response Assessor), QSA
(Qualified Security Assessor), and CISSP (Certified Information Systems
Security Professional) certifications. In addition to his forensics
background, David has over 20 years of law enforcement and investigation
experience. He was a Lieutenant of Police with the Oakland Police
Department and has trained at the FBI National Academy.
Matt Sarrel, Executive Director, Sarrel Group
Mr. Sarrel is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional
(CISSP) with 20 years of information and network security experience.
Sarrel currently writes for a number of publications and websites
including PC Mag, eWeek, CIO Update and GigaOM. Sarrel has written for
and spoken to numerous international audiences about information
technology and information security. He participated as an expert in two
Federal Trade Commission workshops, one about spam in 2003 and one about
spyware in 2004.
Veronica Flanagan, Vice President of Payment Network Compliance,
Wells Fargo
Ms. Flanagan is responsible for managing all facets of Wells Fargo
Merchant Services’ compliance with Visa, MasterCard, Discover and debit
network rules, managing programs such as PCI, PA-DSS and the Triple Data
Encryption Standard (TDES). She has 17 years of industry experience that
includes roles as Credit and Risk Manager for Wells Fargo Merchant
Services and Director of Service Quality at Visa.
Registration fees for the 2010 ProPay Data Security Summit are $199 per
person. ProPay is offering a $50 early bird discount if registration is
completed by February 1, 2010. For more information about the Data
Security Summit, including how to register and speaker topics, please
visit www.propaysummit.com,
or e-mail marketing@propay.com
or call 888-227-9856.
About ProPay
Since 1997, ProPay has led the market in providing simple, safe and
affordable credit card processing and electronic payment services for
businesses ranging from the small, home-based entrepreneur to
multi-billion-dollar enterprises. ProPay is leading the industry as a
provider of complete end-to-end payment security and encryption
solutions for organizations. ProPay’s solutions reduce a merchant's risk
of breaches and PCI scope by removing the data. ProPay is a privately
held company, headquartered in Lehi, Utah. For information, visit www.propay.com/pressroom.
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