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Our recent Member Information Conference was undoubtedly the largest event ever held in NISC history. Just how large was it? Take a look at these stats! 2,435 people attended the Opening General Session. Approximately 7,731 meals were served throughout the week. 2,420 users logged in to our 2018 MIC app. 6,583 total hotel room nights booked. 2,816 photos added to the Hashtag Mosaic Wall. 9,550 [...]

Earlier this month, more than 300 attendees from 200 organizations gathered in Arlington, Va., for the National Cooperative Business Administration – The Cooperative League of the USA (NCBA CLUSA)’s 2nd annual Co-op IMPACT Conference. Featuring an array of businesses from financing, agriculture, technology and more, the conference shined a light on the strengths of cooperatives as leaders within the economy. NISC recently became a member [...]

The final day of the Member Information Conference is always an inspiring and motivational one, and this year was no exception. We were honored to have keynote speaker and author, Michael H. Goodroe, speak to our 2018 MIC attendees. Michael is the son of Michael Goodroe Sr. from Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation in Georgia. He was diagnosed at a young age with Autism and severe [...]

There’s no denying that we live in a data-driven world. We’re constantly inundated by information and tasked with the responsibility of making key decisions. It can be an arduous task, especially when the wealth of information is so great and identifying important connections or correlations from the data is neither a simple nor swift process. Egyptian Electric Cooperative in Murphysboro, Ill., is no stranger to [...]

This is the last in our series on the Path to PCI compliance. First, if you've made it this far...thank you! If you haven't read the previous blogs you can start with the first one here. Taken altogether, sometimes it's hard to see the forest for the trees and the path to PCI compliance becomes overgrown and overwhelming. Let’s review just exactly what steps you [...]

Welcome to installment number four on the path to PCI compliance. Previously, we reviewed the 12 PCI requirements, discussed the SAQ and AOC and how different card payment solutions effect which SAQ you should follow. By way of a reminder, SAQ is Self-Assessment Questionnaire and AOC is Attestation of Compliance which are one in the same form. Today we’ll explain how you can submit your [...]

This is the third part in a series on the path to PCI compliance. Previously, we covered scope and the 12 PCI-DSS requirements. In this part, we will discuss the Self-Assessment Questionnaire, or SAQ, and Attestation of Compliance. We’ll also review how to understand which version of the SAQ you need to fill out. The SAQ is a questionnaire for you to fill out based [...]

The Path to PCI Compliance – The PCI Requirements   Welcome back to the Path to PCI Compliance. In part one of this series we outlined the very high-level path for attaining and maintaining PCI compliance. With that in mind, let's take a quick run through exactly what the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) expect of you in order to be compliant.   [...]

Though NISC has always aimed to have a small-company feel, it’s no doubt that we are growing, and our Membership is growing as well. Though each of our four offices are based in the midwestern United States, we represent Members in all 50, as well as American Samoa, Canada and Palau. It’s incredible to see how we’ve expanded to become a true international organization over [...]