Security and Compliance

Nelnet Campus Commerce
2/11/22

Time to Modernize Your Institution’s IT Infrastructure

Modernize your institution’s IT infrastructure solutions with your portion of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
1/24/22

NACHA Account Validation Rules Going Into Effect Soon

National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) has issued fraud detection rules for ACH payment processing that will go into effect in March 2022. The rule requires everyone using WEB Debits (any ACH debit payment that is authorized online) to validate the consumer’s account information before accepting the first payment made.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
10/1/21

The Benefits of Using Cloud Computing Solutions

With cloud computing quickly growing in popularity, learn what benefits it can bring to your higher education institution.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
3/24/21

The Value of Integration

We recently held a webinar talking about the importance of quality integration – and how we connect higher education to the cloud. Check out the highlights.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
10/12/20

Protect Students from Spear Phishing Attacks

The cyber division within the FBI put out an important notice regarding spear phishing. We want our partners’ staff and students to be aware of spear phishing attacks. The Nelnet cybersecurity team includes 70 plus individuals that promote security within the Nelnet environment.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
9/25/20

Becoming a Cashless Business Office

Becoming cashless has been an increasingly popular way for business offices to streamline their processes and, with the effects of COVID-19, promote health and safety. Explore the process of “going cashless,” including contactless options.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
7/27/20

CampusGuard: Cybersecurity Q&A Session

Ed Ko, Co-founder and Director of Information Security Services of CampusGuard shares best practices to keep your information secure. Tips on how often to change wi-fi passwords, how to store corporate documents, strategies for single sign-on, password management, vpn access, and using wifi in public spaces.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
6/9/20

Safeguarding Against Money Laundering: Tuition Payments

The concern of possible money laundering has been brought to the forefront with several recent inquiries at different levels of government. Third-party tuition payment processors work best when integrated into student information systems. This integration allows for a single sign on approach for additional security and eliminates the risk of fraud and data breaches.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
5/14/20

Preventing Fraud in Crisis

During times of crisis, fake loans (along with tuition payment and loan repayment scams) bombard students with promises of relief for paying off their education or paying off debt. With COVID-19, new scams have also targeted students with the promise of helping obtaining government stimulus or unemployment checks.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
4/21/20

Expanding Student Check-Cashing Options

25% of U.S. households are still considered unbanked or underbanked, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) data. Unbanked Americans are those who lack any kind of account at a financial institution.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
4/12/20

Ways to Secure Data While Remote

CampusGuard discusses six ways to keep information safe while working from home. Technologies like single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) are great ways to help keep data secure. Verify all staff understand acceptable payment processing methods and technologies.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce
3/24/20

Taking Payments Securely While Working Remotely

Through COVID-19, staff have been working on how to take payments securely while working in a remote environment. Through Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE), payment card data is encrypted immediately at the merchant's point-of-sale terminal and the data is not decrypted until it leaves the merchant's system.

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