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Merchant Express, a full-service merchant services provider, has added a new e-guide to its website’s Free Resources section on MerchantExpress.com. The e-guide, Social Engineering May Be Your Biggest Security Risk, was written in response to the rise of targeted social engineering attacks, including the thwarted “spear-phishing” attack on the White House, confirmed on October 1, 2012.

Hauppauge, New York (PRWEB) December 05, 2012

Merchant Express, a full-service merchant services provider, has added a new e-guide to its website’s Free Resources section on MerchantExpress.com. The e-guide, Social Engineering May Be Your Biggest Security Risk, was written in response to the rise of targeted social engineering attacks, including the thwarted “spear-phishing” attack on the White House, confirmed on October 1, 2012.

Events such as these underscore the susceptibility of all employees — even those at the highest level of government — to targeted attacks that employ social engineering devices. Maintaining superior data security is one of the most critical aspects of running any business. Merchant Express provides secure state-of-the-art technology and extensive employee training in safe work practices to help prevent vulnerability to cyber attacks of all types.

MerchantExpress.com offers insightful information about essential safe business practices. Business leaders can access this information and learn how to reduce the risk of reputation-damaging and financially-crippling data breaches that can lead to credit card fraud and identity theft. Both suspected and confirmed data breaches are subject to serious penalties — often the first step to business failure.

Merchant Express urges business owners to visit the Free Resources on its authoritative website for the latest educational e-guides, white papers and videos for businesses of all sizes. Visitors are also invited to access the Merchant Express blog for news and trends in the evolving credit card processing industry.

For additional information, please contact Brooke Sacrider by email at bsacrider@merchantexpress.com, or by phone at (214) 453-7711. To learn about secure credit card processing services from Merchant Express, visit http://www.MerchantExpress.com.

About Merchant Express
Merchant Express was founded in 1998 and quickly became one of the top providers of Internet merchant accounts in the United States. The company has served over 500,000 businesses since its inception. Merchant Express is dedicated to bringing state-of-the-art technology, personalized customer service and cost-effective pricing to the credit card processing business. For more information, please visit http://www.MerchantExpress.com .

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