I just signed up for the Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager or CPISM. So I’ll be in Dallas, TX from November 5th - November 7th — If you are in the area or are also taking the exam, please feel free to drop me a note.

Here is the link to sign up:

CPISM Training and Exam on Wed 5-Nov-08 8:30 AM

The CPISM measures aptitude in eight knowledge domains that were were generated and validated by industry experts.  These domains constitute the knowledge that a security manager in the payment card industry needs to protect data.  The domains follow:

    * Payment card industry structure
    * Payment card structure and data
    * Payment card transaction processing
    * Compromise fraud statistics and trends
    * Merchant risk analysis
    * Laws and the regulatory environment
    * Payment card security programs
    * Third party relationships

See more info here: http://www.paymentsecuritypros.com/CPISM/

Since I’m in payment processing, and a former QSA this just really makes sense for me and will help us serve and support our clients better.