Webinar Teaches Hoteliers to Enact New Credit Compliance Standards
It is estimated an identity is stolen every 79 seconds. Seventy-two percent of general managers are making protection against credit card data breaches 'a very high priority.'*
To protect against future identity theft and security breaches in hotels, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) is hosting an informational Webinar outlining new standards of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance.
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance: A necessary Tutorial for Protecting your Property, Guests, and Reputation, Thursday, March 20, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST, features detailed instructions on structuring and implementing an action plan for compliance from security experts.
Topics of discussion include:
• What new PCI standards are
• Common vulnerabilities leading to comprising card holder information
• Strategies for identify weakness and ways to resolve
• Monetary consequences for non-compliance
• Precise policies for ensuring both properties and guests are protected
The following security professionals will make sense of this complicated issue:
• Diana Greenhaw, Payment System Security Compliance, Visa, Inc.
• Bradley Davenport, Solutions Marketing Manager, PCI DSS, RSA, The Security Division of EMC
• Chris Zoladz, CISSP, CIPP, CISA and CPA, Vice President, Information Protection & Privacy, Marriott International, Inc.
• Jim Abrams, President and CEO, California Hotel & Lodging Association
All Webinar registrants also receive a tailored checklist for guidance in implementing PCI Compliant procedures in their own operations. This Webinar session is $99 for AH&LA members, $199 for non members. For more information and online registration, visit http://www.ahla.com/PCI_Webinar.asp, or contact Tara Allen, AH&LA manager of board administration, at (202) 289-3171 or tallen@ahla.com.
*Source: PCI Custom Study, Forrester Consulting, July 2007
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