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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
http://www.scmagazineus.com/health-care-security-feeling-better-yet/article/174489/

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
http://www.aba.com/Press+Room/060810FortrexVendorPoint.htm

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.

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
http://taugconference.com/2010Austin/index.php

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 info@fortrex.com

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 http://tinyurl.com/ylnsvap

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 http://tinyurl.com/yj3qnpk

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 http://tinyurl.com/ygmpuy6

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 http://tinyurl.com/ykf7vad

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 HITRUSTalliance.net. For more information about Fortrex and status with HITRUST please send an email to info@fortrex.com

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 info@fortrex.com