Merchant Link's SecurityCents: HITEC 2011

HITEC 2011 was an exciting time for us at Merchant Link.  We had a great time connecting with our friends, customers and partners at the show.  We were featured as a speaker at the PCI Bootcamp and we made several major announcements.  Coalfire validated of our point-to-point encryption and tokenization solution noting that it significantly reduced PCI DSS scope for merchants and the Georgia Center at the University of Georgia announced its implementation of our TransactionShield solution.

As we are basking in the memories of our week in Austin and quite frankly, recovering from the busyness of it all, we thought it might be fun to point our readers to the videos, tweets and… Read More

With the first day of the HITEC coming to an end, Sue Zloth, Product Group Manager for Merchant Link and a member of the HFTP PCI Compliance Roundtable, reflects on the days events and provides key tips for securing guests’ credit card data and minimizing risk.

Originally posted on the HFTP blog

In the U.S. military, the concept of “boot camp” brings to mind very physical and vigorous training that transforms the average citizen into a fully developed soldier who is combat ready.  For the hospitality sector, there is a similar war happening:  we have aggressive hackers trying to steal credit card data and we need to be fully trained in how to best serve and protect our guests.

Developing transaction security strategies and maintaining PCI compliance can be very daunting.   It is time for the hospitality sector to experience a “boot camp” that will make any hotelier battle-ready.   Fortunately, at the upcoming HITEC show, there will be a PCI Boot Camp taking… Read More

From HospitalityNet:

Recognizing the need to get the hospitality industry talking about PCI compliance, the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) PCI Compliance Roundtable is hosting two sessions during HITEC 2011 (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference). The PCI Compliance Boot Camp, part of the HITEC education program, and the HFTP PCI Compliance Roundtable Update, a special meeting open to everyone, will both be held on Monday, June 20 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

The PCI Compliance Boot Camp will be from 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. on day one of HITEC 2011, the world’s largest hospitality… Read More

For a second year, the HITEC education program will be based off of the top trends in hospitality technology — identified by the HITEC Advisory Council and the HITEC Executive Vendor Advisory Council. You can see a schedule of the education sessions on the HITEC web site.

The education program also includes three professional speakers ready to educate attendees on social media, the future of technology and what it takes to be a leader in the 21st century.

Randi Zuckerberg

Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook director of market development and one of the brand’s greatest spokespeople, is slated to discuss how social media is radically changing the… Read More