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Today, we celebrate freedom. It didn't come easy; many brave men fought to earn and keep our independence. These men passed the torch to us to carry it forward and pass it again to future generations.

Freedom is about more than one individual and has everything to do with how we live together to form a better society.

Nothing says it better than the Declaration of Independence:

" We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness..."

All businesses, no matter how large or small, are responsible for ensuring their customer's credit card information is protected.

There are 12 main requirements or standards known as or referred to as PCI DSS. Seems complicated, but it doesn't have to be. Today's posting focuses on requirement number 12 - Maintain a policy that addresses information security for all personnel. It boils down to having a procedure, something issue by your company that tells your employees how to spot issues and what to do in cases of a potential breach.

Most merchant service providers will give you access to a template that you can customize for your business. However, a template without customer awareness training does not do much to protect your business against data breaches. This kind of mistake can put you out of business, so it deserves your attention. When you partner with MerchantZoom, we help you understand the implications of being compliant, but we also are there to assist you in implementing the protocols to protect you and your customers.

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In life, nothing just happens out of thin air.

Every morning, we are blessed with having another opportunity to conquer our goals, overcome barriers, and rise up to new challenges.

We are infinitely lucky to have a chance to breathe, communicate, do work, and earn income.

The Viking doesn't fear the unknown; it tackles each day as an adventure.

Cheers to all vikings out there!

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