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GASA intros cyber security manual

August 22, 2004

CAPE TOWN, South Africa and BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA) has published a best practice manual for general cyber security.

According to a news release, the manual will help ATM companies with computer and network security at the corporate level.

"It is to be read in conjunction with its companion manual about ATM-specific cyber security best practice to ensure a secure transition into the new cyber era," said Mike Lee, CEO of ATMIA and founding coordinator of GASA. "In addition, we are developing a Continuous Cyber Security Process to be proactive in fighting what might be the next wave of ATM crime -- namely cyber attacks."

The Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA) was formed by the ATM Industry Association in June 2003 to protect the industry from the growing problem of cross-border ATM crime and card fraud. It is made up of law enforcement and fraud prevention agencies, card schemes like Visa and MasterCard, ATM networks, industry associations, manufacturers, cash-in-transit groups and security consultancies.

Its main projects include the creation of a global ATM crime database, a global fraud alert system and best practice manuals for the whole ATM security lifecycle, from cardholder security to cyber security.

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ATM Industry Association (ATMIA)

The ATM Industry Association, founded in 1997, is a global non-profit trade association with over 10,500 members in 65 countries. The membership base covers the full range of this worldwide industry comprising over 2.2 million installed ATMs.

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