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Established in 2022, Coffee with the Council is an ongoing podcast series produced by the PCI Security Standards Council, a global forum that brings together payments industry stakeholders to develop and drive adoption of data security standards and resources for safe payments worldwide. The podcast series seeks to engage the payment card industry by communicating Council news and updates; sharing interviews, panel discussions or case studies from third-parties; offering coverage from Counci ...
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BASIC is the only peace and security non-governmental organization that is British-American in composition and focus. With programs that address diplomacy and decision-making around nuclear weapons, we work on both sides of the Atlantic to encourage sustainable transatlantic security policies and to develop the strategies that can achieve them. We have charitable status in the United Kingdom and in the United States. We operate with offices in London and Washington, a small but committed sta ...
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PTS podcast host Joy Votrobek and ASCF senior analyst Laurence Sanford discuss Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aspirations to revive the Ottoman Empire and a caliphate. This revivalist sentiment is reflected in Erdogan's foreign policy, which seeks to expand Türkiye's influence in the Middle East and North Africa. Erdogan's approach could risk alienating ne…
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Special guest Ralph Mariani tells ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford the story of the assassination of Richard Welch, a CIA SOS in Athens, Greece. Ralph tells the back story of Richard Welch and his time in the CIA leading up to his assassination on December 23rd, 1975. Richard Welch was assassinated by a radical Marxist Lenin group called 17 Novemb…
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Peace Through Strength podcast brief on the recent Israeli precision attacks on Iranian airfields and missile defense systems. Podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks with ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about the conflict between Israel and Iran and Hezbollah's involvement. They also discuss how the U.S. elections may affect the next steps for both Isr…
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Special Peace Through Strength podcast brief on an article titled "Explaining Communism" in the kids section of our local newspaper. The article was published on October 18th, 2024, in the local Press Journal, a Treasure Coast Newspaper owned by USA Today. Our Sr. Analyst and a teacher/mother share their thoughts on the article. These criticisms hi…
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Today we'll meet one of the Council's newest employees, our Head of Product and Technology, Deanne Zettler. Deanne comes to the PCI SSC with more than 25 years of experience leading product and technology strategies, solutions and operations in financial services, including stops at Discover Financial Services and Silicon Valley Bank. Thank you for…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks with ASCF Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd and Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford regarding Iran's rocket attack on Israel, alliances, NATO, and Ukraine. They start by discussing the barrage of rockets fired from Iran at Israel on October 2nd, 2024 and how Israel may retaliate. They continue to speak to NATO's …
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American Security Council Foundation Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford interviews Commander (Ret) Peter Bissett on the Navy Junior ROTC program as an investment in our youth. Commander Bissett is a former Navy pilot engineer who heads the Navy Junior ROTC program at Sebastian High School. He discusses how the Junior ROTC program is more than preparation…
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PTS Brief on Hezbollah pager detonations with host Joy Votrobek and ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. Hezbollah's pager detonations bring more questions than answers. Who purchased this batch of pagers and communication devices, and from what company or companies? It was a sophisticated and well-organized attack. Israel has not claimed responsibil…
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American Security Council Foundation senior analyst Laurence Sanford discusses the situation in Venezuela and the questionable election results. ASCF Director of Operations and PTS Podcast host Joy Votrobek facilitates the webinar and fields guests' questions for Mr. Sanford. The ASCF holds one Webinar a month. The webinar and poll results will be …
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek discusses reciprocity with ASCF senior analyst Laurence Sanford. They discuss reciprocity regarding the U.S. de minimus laws. China exploits the U.S. de minimus law to ship cheap clothing and fentanyl to the U.S. Mr. Sanford also addresses opening the sale of oil to Europe to lessen dependency on Rus…
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American Security Council Foundation senior analyst Laurence Sanford gives an overview of free speech and social media platforms, including the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Dorov, the censorship of "X," Facebook's admission they were pressured by the American government to censor the COVID pandemic, and the Hunter Biden laptop story. Mr. Sanfor…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek and cohost Laurence Sanford meet with West Point graduate Matthew Newgent and discuss how cultural Marxism has manifested at West Point in the form of DEI. Matthew explains how important it is for USMA to keep Duty, Honor, and Country in its mission statement. Matthew stated that West Point removed D…
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Today, I am so excited to bring you a sneak peek interview with PCI SSC's Europe and Asia Pacific Community Meeting keynote speaker, Dr. Bruce McCabe, Global Futurist. Bruce has explored emerging technologies and how innovation happens for 30 years. He began his career at IBM in 1988 and went on to hold senior roles at IBM, WordPerfect, Novell, and…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks to ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about Israel's reciprocity and resilience toward Iran and proxies. They discuss Israel's ability to sustain another attack from Iran, Hezbollah's domestic issues in Lebanon, and the CCP's attempts to be a diplomat in the Middle East. Please follow us on Fac…
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Today, I am so excited to bring you a sneak peek interviewwith PCI SSC's North America Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Tom Koulopoulos. Mr. Koulopoulos is Chairman and Founder of Delphi Group, a 30-year-old Boston-based Think Tank, named one of the fastest growing private companies by Inc. magazine, and the founding partner of AcroVantage Ventur…
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ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford interviews Colonel (Ret.) Pete McIllwain. Pete served as Chief of the CIA’s Clandestine Services during the opening days of the Afghan War, where he coordinated CIA operations with the U.S. Army Special Forces. Pete’s 22-year career with the Agency included serving as Deputy Chief of Base in Berlin during the fall …
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PTS Host Joy Votrobek speaks to ASCF Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd about "Threats Abroad, Worries at Home." They highlight the aggressive actions of autocratic regimes such as Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, which pose threats to democratic nations. Furthermore, they address the worrisome decline in free governments worldwide and the internal challeng…
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In this episode, we'll meet three Qualified SecurityAssessors, or QSAs. A QSA company is a data security firm certified by the Council to perform on-site assessments of a company's PCI Data Security Standard compliance. This ensures that robust policies and procedures are in place to protect cardholder data. The QSA Program plays a critical role in…
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PTS host Joy Votrobek discusses the pro-Palestinian movement with ASCF senior analyst Laurence Sanford. They discuss who is funding these protests, which include U.S. taxpayer dollars from the EPA. The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) received a $50 million grant from the EPA. The CJA supports the Free Palestine movement. The podcast concludes with a…
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Today we'll meet one of the Council's newest team members, our Head of Engagement, Diana Greenhaw. Diana comes to the PCI SSC after a successful 20-year career in payments that included stops at WorldPay, Visa, and Block. Thank you for joining us today, Diana, and welcome to the team.
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PTS podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks to ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about Iran and its proxies' disdain for Western civilization. While Israel may enter trade agreements with Arab countries, they know Islam is no friend. Iran has openly called for the destruction of Israel, and Hamas has indoctrinated Gazans. They discuss Iran's nuclear capab…
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Nuclear engineer, Lee Boyland, believes that Iran already has nuclear capability. The question is, will they use it? Most countries with this destructive power stay in check because of the Mutual Assured Destruction theory. However, Iran is run by an Islamic theocracy that believes martyrs are honored after death.…
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PTS host Joy Votrobek discusses a peace solution for Ukraine and Russia with ASCF Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd. They discuss what conditions are necessary to achieve a sustainable peace settlement in the Ukraine / Russia conflict. They analyze the current state of the war, the geopolitical interests at play and security agreements with allies in Europe and…
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PTS host Joy Votrobek interviews ASCF senior analyst Laurence Sanford about his article "Ceasefire." They give updates on the Israeli War and discuss Hamas's stance on releasing hostages and a real Ceasefire. Mr. Sanford also discusses why the United States needs a "winning" strategy and what that looks like. Mr. Sanford is a former U.S. Navy offic…
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PTS podcast Host Joy Votrobek discusses the Hamas-linked CAIR organization with Florida Representative Randy Fine and ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. CAIR is an acronym for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Representative Randy Fine introduced FL. House Resolution 1209 to encourage all state and local government agencies to suspend cont…
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At our Community Meetings in 2022, the Council announced a significant change to its Participating Organization program. Today, I am joined by the Council's Senior Vice President of Education and Engagement, Mark Meissner who has been spearheading this effort, and is going to talk about some of these changes over the past couple of years, and how t…
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Podcast host Joy Votrobek interviews Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford regarding his article "China's Contempt." They focus specifically on Wall Street getting rich from doing business with China. Mr. Sanford believes that could be changing and that companies may start decoupling from China. They also discuss the de minimus tax rule and the increase in …
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Today, I am joined by Lance Johnson, who has been the Executive Director of The Council for more than six years and a member of the payments industry for more than 40 years. In light of your recent retirement announcement, we're here to reflect on all the moments that have defined your distinguished career, Lance, and to of course, thank you for al…
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PTS podcast Host Joy Votrobek interviews ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) cyber warfare threat to our National Security. They discuss the Volt Typhoon malware discovery in Guam, TikTok security concerns, and American infrastructure vulnerability to cyber attacks. Mr. Sanford is a former U.S. Navy officer a…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks with ASCF senior fellow Alan Dowd about the definition of our Allies, supporting free democracies, and increased spending for deterrence. Alan gives the technical definition of allies and explains why it is in our best interest to support free democracies. Alan details the economic and securit…
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Today I am thrilled to introduce the Council's new Executive Director, Gina Gobeyn. Gina joins PCI SSC following the announcement of Lance Johnson's retirement this year. As Executive Director, Gina will drive the organization's strategic direction, its operations, and oversee the PCI SSC senior leadership team and staff. I'm delighted to have you …
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PTS podcast Host Joy Votrobek interviews ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford on his article "South Africa supports Hamas." Nelson Mandela supported the Palestinians, but he also supported a two-state solution? What about the current ruling ANC party? Nelson's grandson recently invited Hamas leaders to South Africa. Hamas has indicated they do not wan…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek and ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford speak with special guest Captain William "Bill" Toti, Retired U.S. Navy. Captain Toti was invited to Israel and worked with an IDF soldier, Col. Roy Levy. Roy took Bill inside Hamas tunnels in 2016. Unfortunately, Col. Roy Levy was one of the first IDF soldiers k…
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ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford speaks with podcast guest Col. (retired) Bill Prince regarding West Point's woke culture. They question if West Point has lost its foundational principles of "Duty, Honor, Country" in order to be more politically correct. This includes opening an office for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity. Col. Prince s…
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Today I'm joined by three very amazing guests, and we will share a brief update of Asia-Pacific. First, we have Aileen Liu, who is the director of PAX Technology’s Payment Technology Department. Now, PAX Technology is one of the largest POS solution providers in the world, and PAX is also a PCI Principal Participating Organization. They are a PCI B…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek talks to ASCF Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd about the relevance of the Reagan Doctrine. They also discuss how polls indicate over 65% of Americans support military aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in light of the Reagan Doctrine. Americans may be fatigued from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq but still supp…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks to ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about our Southern border crisis and his latest paper, "No Border, No Nation." They discuss how the lack of a controlled border endangers our national security. The Southern border situation is a bi-partisan complaint, but can Congress come to a compromise?…
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The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen are attacking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aiden to protest the Israeli War. Podcast Host Joy Votrobek interviews ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford on his article, Houthi Who? They discuss how the International community needs to get more involved with the attacks on ships in the Red Sea.…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek interviews returning guest Dr. Paris Michaels on Erdogan's Swedish Blackmail for F16s from the U.S. They also discuss Turkey's land grab of Northern Cyprus. As well as Erdogan's stance on the Israeli War and Hamas. Please sign up for our newsletter at www.ascf.us to receive new articles, podcasts, an…
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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek has a panel discussion with Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd and Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. They discuss a recent Gazan poll concerning Hamas and Israel—the protests at American Universities and the Middle East influence. The grievance mentality is fundamentally at odds with America's founding documents and c…
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Today I'm joined by my co-host for the day, Director of Communications, Simon Kleine, at EMVCo. And we're having a conversation with Arman Aygen, Director of Technology at EMVCo, and PCI Security Standard Council's VP of Solution Standards, Andrew Jamieson. Today, we're going to be talking about the valuable partnership and collaboration between EM…
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India's digital payment market is expected to grow by $10 trillion by 2026. In a span of just six years, India, primarily a cash-based economy, now leads the world in real time digital payments, accounting for almost 40% of all such transactions. The mass adoption of UPI and cardless payments during the COVID-19 pandemic has extended far beyond the…
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Today we'll meet one of the Council's newest employees, our Regional Vice President of North America, Wenlock Free. Wen is based in the USA and spent 20 years in a senior role at Security Metrics, where he led strategic partnerships and business development activity.
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Today, I am so excited to bring you a sneak peek interview with PCI SSC's Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Jenny Radcliffe. Jenny is a world-renowned social engineer, hired to bypass security systems through a mixture of psychology and con artistry. A burglar for hire and entertaining educator, she has spent a lifetime talking her way into secure…
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Special guest Derek Maltz, Retired Director DEA Special Ops Division, talks from first-hand experience on the fentanyl crisis facing America. The Mexican Drug cartels and Chinese suppliers are making so much money from fentanyl that they don't care about our children being poisoned. People think they buy one thing, like Xanax, Adderall, or even Mar…
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BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford talks to podcast host Joy Votrobek about these countries creating a trading bloc and, in doing so, not trading in the U.S. dollar. Instead, they have "The New Development Bank" headquartered in Shanghai, China. Finally, Saudi Arabia is considering j…
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In this episode, Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast host Luke Vander Linden is joined by co-host Alicia Malone, senior manager of public relations at PCI SSC, Kandyce Young, manager of data security standards at PCI SSC, and Tony James, director of cyber security at Target to discuss the rollout of PCI DSS v4.0. Questions relating to the rollout?Reg…
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