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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.

Payment Technology

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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.

Payment Technology

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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.

Payment Technology

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

3/24/20

Proactive Precautions in Response to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 landscape continues to change, Nelnet is changing with it. If your campus is interested in adjusting payment dates for any future-scheduled payments in light of present or anticipated circumstances, please contact your Account Manager.

Nelnet Updates

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

3/16/20

Know Your Cybersecurity Terms

Cybersecurity is handled very carefully in higher education, but can be complicated for others to understand that don't work in it everyday. This article explains some highly used cybersecurity terms. Knowing security incident terms like these will help you understand your responsibilities, and ensure that you and your work are protected.

Security and Compliance

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

3/2/20

What is a Social Engineering Attack?

Social engineering attacks are ways to steal information from you either about you or your company. Social engineering is the easiest, non-technical method for an attacker to gain a foothold into a target’s systems. These attacks usually only require one target to fall victim in order to leverage that information for more malicious activities.

Security and Compliance

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

2/27/20

5 Tips to Keep Info Safe

With more people working from home, businesses are updating rules regarding data safety. Additional awareness and training for staff is being held to ensure all are aware of the rules and regulations around keeping data safe.

Payment Technology

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

7/23/19

Cybersecurity While Traveling

Sunscreen isn’t the only thing you need to pack on vacation. Use public WiFi safely and travel confidently with these cybersecurity tips. Travel safely with these cybersecurity tips. Use credit cards, prep your mobile device, disable bluetooth — just a few ways to ensure cybersecurity when you're on the move.

Nelnet Updates

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

6/17/19

Prevent "Juice Jacking"

If you use public charging kiosks or USB ports, you could be at risk. Find out how to protect yourself against this cyber threat. It's tempting to use a public kiosks or USB charging port when you see your phone or device has a low battery; however, these charging ports can be tampered with to steal data while your device is being charged.

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