Duke University Hosts Annual PCI-DSS Merchant Training

Nov. 7, 2008 - PRLog -- Managing Partner Laney Dale Addresses University Merchants



NuOpus LLC Managing Partner Laney Dale was invited by Duke University to speak at their annual PCI-DSS Training seminar last month.



Laney Dale (who has 15 years of security experience, including helping Visa develop its security standards) conducted a four-part series on PCI-DSS issues to more than 200 Duke University credit card merchants on October 15 and 16.



As subject-matter expert to the seminar, Laney Dale lectured on the 4 topics including testing requirements for all Duke University merchants. Building strong information-security policies, audit logs, and physical security awareness also was on the agenda.



Christa Stilley Poe, Director of E-Commerce for Duke, spoke favorably about the effectiveness of Dale's lecture.



"I asked Laney Dale to be a guest speaker at Duke's annual PCI-DSS awareness training because I wanted to expose them to a credible security professional who could emphasize the importance of security compliance with examples from his experiences," she said. "With Laney's background in consulting and his real-world understanding of his clients' compliance issues, he was able to deliver a great message to our Duke merchant community."

"Laney delivered his message as a true professional and was able to inform as well as entertain his audience," said John A. Morris, Assistant Director of E-Commerce Compliance for Duke. "His hands-on experience in the security field translated into useable information."



Dale recently helped launch NuOpus, an IT security and compliance firm based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The company's consulting background includes firms such as Wells Fargo, Big 4 Consulting and Accounting, and several Fortune 500 clients. More information can be found at www.nuopus.com.

About Laney Dale
Laney has been in the IT Security and Compliance field for over 15 years. Laney began his career in IT administration and quickly moved to KPMG as and information security consultant. At KPMG Laney worked with Visa to develop their security card standards. After spending several years at KPMG Laney left to join a boutique consulting firm as a Partner and managed several Fortune 100 companies Sarbanes-Oxley efforts. Laney holds many it certifications and has published four books and many articles. Laney has a Bachelors Degree in Information Systems and is working on a Law Degree at Northwestern currently.

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About NuOpus LLC
NuOpus is a boutique consulting firm specializing in information security and compliance. The staff at NuOpus have extensive industry experience, with local knowledge and connections as well as access to geographically diverse resources throughout the globe.
For more information, please call 866-430-9098 or visit the Web site at www.nuopus.com.