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News
June 2011 Fortrex will
be doing LIVE demos at
the ABA conference in
Washington DC June 12-13
April 2011 Gateway
Ticketing Systems'
Solutions on PA-DSS list
of Validated Payment
Applications
To become a
validated payment
application, Gateway
underwent a
comprehensive
third-party audit of its
policies, procedures and
software by Fortrex, a
Qualified Security
Assessor
March 2011 Fortrex
partners with encryption
provider Vormetric
Securing data from
unauthorized access has
emerged as a critical
business issue for
businesses in all
industries. Regulations,
compliance initiatives
and customer loyalty all
depend on protecting
data.
Since 1997 Fortrex has
conducted comprehensive
risk assessments for
hundreds of customers in
many industries and
recognizes that
encryption is critical
component to a strong
information security
program and has
partnered with Vormetric
to deliver its
comprehensive encryption
solutions. “We are
extremely excited to
partner with a thought
leader like Vormetric.
Vormetric integrates not
only access control,
encryption and auditing
in a single manageable
system for complete,
cost effective,
scalable, provable
enterprise data
security”, says Chris
Konrad SVP Client
Services of Fortrex.
January 2011 Did you
know that Fortrex is a
proud sponsor of BankersOnline.com
January 2011 HITRUST
Update
The Healthcare
Information Trust
Alliance has unveiled an
updated version of its
Common Security
Framework....
December 2010 The
privacy/security tiger
doesn't have any
teeth-Peter Spier
Amid the recent
firestorm of debate and
controversial regulation
aimed at curing the
nation's healthcare
system, significant
effort and focus have
been paid to matters of
availability of care and
to payment/compensation
..read more…..
November 2010 Fortrex
Technologies Backs PCI
DSS and PA-DSS 2.0
Compliance
Fortrex Technologies,
Inc., a market leader in
IT Security, Operational
Risk, and Compliance and
Payment Card Industry (PCI)
Security Standards
Council (SSC) Qualified
Security Assessor (QSA),
Payment Application
Qualified Security
Assessor (PA-QSA) and
Approved Scanning Vendor
(ASV [3705-01-05]) is
pleased to announce its
support of the PCI SSC's
October 28, 2010
released PCI Data
Security Standard (DSS)
and Payment Application
Data Security Standard
(PA-DSS) versions 2.0.
For more - to see the
entire release click
here
.
October 2010 You Know
You Need PCI Compliance
Help When...
For merchants and
service providers alike,
reviewing PCI DSS
compliance requirements
for the first time can
be a daunting task.
Recall the effort of
determining your
applicable compliance
level when you first
noticed that each card
brand's
transaction-driven…..
For the full article
click here
October 2010 Exceptional
Q3 Results are in and
the state of Fortrex
business is strong !!
With a very loyal
customer base, a rapidly
growing VendorPoint
offering and HITRUST CSF
assessments services,
Fortrex had an
exceptional Q3 and a
forecast for Q4 that is
very strong.
August 2010 QSA's View
on PCI Compliance for
Mail Orders By Fortrex
QSA Peter Spier
July 2010 Health care
security: feeling better
yet?
Health care security:
feeling better yet?
Peter Spier, senior risk
management consultant,
Fortrex Technologies
writes an article
published in SC Magazine
June 2010 WASHINGTON
-
The American Bankers
Association has endorsed
Fortrex Technologies'
patented VendorPoint
Solution for vendor risk
management. VendorPoint
is a cost-effective,
online service that
enables banks of any
size to identify,
measure, monitor and
manage third-party
vendor relationships.
For more information
about this release
please visit
May 2010 BREAKING NEWS
VendorPoint is ABA
Endorsed
VendorPoint™ the first
turn-key vendor
due-diligence and
Operational Risk
management solution that
quickly enables any
institution to meet
FFIEC requirements and
industry best-business
practices for vendor
management is now ABA
endorsed. More
information about this
exciting announcement
please call
1-877-FORTREX.
March 2009 The QSA's
Perspective: PCI
Compliance Risks Abound
This coming September
19, we shall once again
batten down the hatches
and hoist the mainsail
in celebration of "Talk
Like a Pirate Day." But
in information security,
we already know that by
the time we see the
Jolly Roger ... it's
often too late. Let's
talk about the Payment
Card Industry Data
Security Standard (PCI
DSS, or just PCI). When
many merchants and
service providers think
about PCI, they recall
the National Retail
Federation's (NRF) June
8, 2009 letter to PCI
Council General Manager
Bob Russo, wherein it
was expressed that it is
difficult to "comply
with the program's
requirements in a cost
effective and timely
manner." To read the
entire blog click here
February 22, 2010
Fortrex Technologies
Achieves HITRUST Common
Security Framework
Assessor Status
Fortrex Technologies
Inc., a trusted security
and risk management
advisor to its clients
throughout the world,
today announced it has
achieved Common Security
Framework (CSF) Assessor
status from the Health
Information Trust
Alliance (HITRUST). As a
CSF Assessor, Fortrex is
now approved to perform
readiness assessment,
remediation and
certification work
associated with the CSF,
the standard for
protecting health
information that
harmonizes the
requirements of existing
standards and
regulations, including
federal (HIPAA, HITECH),
third-party (PCI, COBIT)
and government (NIST,
FTC). To read the entire
release click here
Reminder: Visa
acquirers must ensure
their merchants, VNPs
and agents use only PA-DSS
compliant applications
by 7/1/10
FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 17,
2010 3Delta
Systems Selects Fortrex
Technologies for its
Annual PCI Security
Assessment
Fortrex Technologies
Inc., a leading provider
of Payment Card Industry
Data Security Standard (PCI
DSS) assessment
services, today
announced that 3Delta
Systems, Inc.® (3DSI), a
leader in online credit
card payment solutions,
has selected the company
for its annual
independent security
assessment. Fortrex's
services ensure that
3Delta Systems continues
to meet strict security
standards instituted by
the PCI Security
Standards Council for
safely processing and
storing merchant credit
card data. 3Delta
Systems has been PCI-certified
for six years in a row,
the last three of which
have been through
Fortrex. The complete PR
can be found here
January 26, 2010 Fortrex
Technologies' Payment
Card Industry Services
Ensures
Americaneagle.com is
Meeting PCI Standards
Fortrex Technologies
Inc., a leading provider
of PCI Data Security
Standard (DSS)
assessment services,
today announced that
Americaneagle.com, an
industry leader in total
turnkey online
solutions, passed its
2009 Payment Card
Industry (PCI)
assessment.
Americaneagle.com has
engaged with Fortrex to
perform the mandatory
annual PCI assessment
three years in a row.
Fortrex's services
ensure that
Americaneagle.com is
meeting the strict
security standards
instituted by the PCI
Security Standards
Council. To see the
entire PR please click
January 2010 Fortrex &
HITRUST
Fortrex Technologies is
engaged in the process
to become a HITRUST CSF
Assessor. HITRUST, in
collaboration with
healthcare, business,
technology and
information security
leaders, has established
the Common Security
Framework (CSF), a
certifiable framework
that can be used by any
and all organizations
that create, access,
store or exchange
personal health and
financial information.
For more information on
HITRUST and the CSF,
visit
.
For more information
about Fortrex and status
with HITRUST please send
an email to
January 2010 Fortrex
Announces Its NEW Fusion
Services
Successful projects
demand well-coordinated
and near-perfect
execution among all
aspects of a project –
the PEOPLE who perform
the work, the PROCESS
that most certainly will
change, and the
TECHNOLOGY or TOOLS used
to perform the work. A
Fusion project strives
to unite the People,
Process, and Technology
pillars such that the
effects of any one
pillar’s change is
expected, planned for,
and executed in concert
with the other pillars.
“We are very excited
offer this new service
to our national
clientele. With the
exceptional project
management staff we have
on board it is a natural
fit to offer and a
service we will have no
trouble exceeding client
expectations”, says
David Bedard National
Sales Manager Fortrex.
January 2010 Fortrex
Ramps Up HIPAA/HITECH
Assessments
The HITECH Act, which
amends the privacy and
security regulations
promulgated under the
Health Insurance
Portability and
Accountability Act of
1996 (“HIPAA”), creates
new risks and penalties.
HITECH compliances is
required effective
February 17, 2010.
“Fortrex has recognized
this sense of urgency
and has appropriately
increased the assessment
staff to prepare for the
high demand of new
work”, says, Chris
Konrad SVP Client
Services. To learn more
about Fortrex and its
HITECH assessment
offering please send an
email to
Events
February 2011
Sound Practices for a
Successful Vendor
Management Program
During this live,
two-hour telephone
briefing, a panel of
industry leaders will
address vendor
management as a part of
a bank's larger
enterprise risk
management program.
Panelists will provide
participants with
valuable takeaways on
how to establish and
manage an effective
vendor management
program. They will
discuss how to
incorporate vendor
management into the
bank's compliance risk
and information security
assessment processes,
what is needed to
establish a good due
diligence process and
how to ensure vendors
meet your bank's service
level standards.
To
register
February 2011 You
Need a HITRUST CSF
Assessment - Now What?
HITRUST will host a
webcast to answer
questions such as these
and provide practical
steps on how your
organization can get
started with the CSF
Assurance program. Date:
Tuesday, February 15,
2011 Time: 2:00 p.m. -
3:00 p.m. EST Click here
to register
Any organization looking to understand the underlying value of an Enterprise Risk Assessment should attend
"The Value of Enterprise Risk Assessments"
Friday, January 21, 2011,
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST.
For registration and more info click here
December 16, 2010
HITRUST Webcast
HITRUST held a webcast
on December 16, 2010, to
discuss updates made to
the Common Security
Framework (CSF) for 2011
and enhancements to the
CSF Assurance program.
This webcast includes
info on the integration
of the recently released
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS)
Information Security
Acceptable Risk
Safeguards (ARS) as an
authoritative source.
Click here to hear event
June 12-15, 2011
ABA Regulatory
Compliance Conference
Look for the Fortrex/VendorPoint
booth at the Jun 12-15
2011 ABA Regulatory
Compliance Conference
Washington Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington, DC..More
info to come.
June 19–22, 2011
America's Credit Union
Conference & Expo
Look for the Fortrex/VendorPoint
booth at the June 19–22
2011 America's Credit
Union Conference & Expo
San Antonio, Texas..More
info come.
April 3-6, 2011 TMA
Resources Annual Users
Group (TAUG) meeting
Fortrex will be a guest
speaker at the 2011 TMA
Resources Annual Users
Group (TAUG) meeting
will take place April
3-6 in Vancouver, BC.
RSA Conference in San
Francisco, CA
Fortrex will be a guest
at the 2011 RSA
Conference in San
Francisco, CA
HIMMS Conference in
Orlando, FL
Fortrex will be a guest
at the 2011 HIMMS
Conference in Orlando,
FL
December 2010 Fortrex SVP Chris Konrad invited
to speak at CUCTO
Alexandria, VA
Fortrex SVP and industry
expert Chris Konrad was
a guest speaker at the
CUCTO organization in
Alexandria, VA on the
value of an enterprise
risk assessment.
April 2010 Fortrex
Speaking on PCI in
Austin Texas
Fortrex SVP Chris Konrad
will be speaking at the
2010 TMA Resources
Annual Users Group (TAUG)
meeting, which will take
place April 25th-28th at
the Hilton Austin in
Austin, Texas
April 2010 Fortrex
will be hosting a HIPAA,
HITECH and More…Help!!!
Webcast on April 15th
Don’t STRESS, just bring
your lunch to work on
April 15, sit back and
hear firsthand from
industry leaders about
the solutions and
resources available to
healthcare organizations
as they address the
challenges associated
with implementing an
effective information
security program. Learn
about how HITRUST is
enabling organizations
to reduce the
inefficiencies and
complexities associated
with managing security
on their own by making
available a security
framework that is
prescriptive, scalable
and certifiable. The
Webcast will demonstrate
how the HITRUST Common
Security Framework (CSF)
helps: For more
information send an
email to
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