Society of Payment Security Professionals Launches CPISM/A eLearning

PARK CITY, UT, Apr 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Society of Payment Security Professionals announced today the launch
of the industry's most comprehensive online PCI security courses. The
eLearning courses are designed to prepare individuals for the Certified
Payment-Card Industry Security Manager (CPISM) and Auditor (CPISA) exams
and to provide education in the unique aspects of payment card security.

"We felt the most efficient and effective way to meet the increasing
demand for PCI security training on a global basis was through
eLearning," said Chris Mark, CPISM/A, CISSP, CIPP, the founder of the
Society of Payment Security Professionals. "In addition to offering a
platform to study for the CPISM and CPISA exams, the eLearning courses
are designed to provide a solid background in payment card security and
regulatory compliance issues. The courses were developed according to our
educational methodology, which is based upon accepted adult education and
learning pedagogy. We're excited to be able to meet the needs of the
industry by offering these relevant, engaging, and interactive courses."

The course domains, which were validated by industry stakeholders
including major card brands, banks, QSAs, Merchants, and service
providers to ensure relevance and consistency include the payment card
industry structure, cardholder data structure, state and federal
regulation, card brand security programs, PCI DSS, and much more.

The Society of Payment Security Professionals debuted the CPISM and CPISA
certifications in 2008. Since May 2008, more than 300 individuals have
attended training and taken the exams with more than 240 individuals
certified as CPISMs or CPISAs.

The Society of Payment Security Professionals will be debuting the first
eLearning courses this week at the Electronic Transaction Association's
Annual Meeting & Expo in Las Vegas. The courses will be demonstrated by
The Aegenis Group at Booth #920.

About the Society of Payment Security Professionals

The Society of Payment Security Professionals' objective is to provide
individuals and organizations involved in payment security with an online
community to share information, and access education and certification
opportunities. Society members come from a variety of businesses including
card brands, merchants, acquirers, ISOs, and more. For more information,
please visit our website at www.paymentsecuritypros.com

Contact:
Heather Mark
Company Name: Society of Payment Security Professionals
Telephone Number: 888-616-3330
Fax Number: 435-608-6403
Email Address: Email Contact
Web site address: www.paymentsecuritypros.com

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