Darrel Anderson Executive VP, Sales and Client Solutions CSR

James Gustafson Senior VP and General Manager, Merchant Card Services Fulton Financial Corporation

CSR, the preeminent provider of award-winning data compliance solutions and expert business services, helping organizations domestically and around the globe, has announced Fulton Financial Corporation will offer the CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit solution to its portfolio of 5,100 merchants, with rollout currently underway.

The award-winning, patent-pending CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit is the only national service of its kind for reporting data breach incidents. It alleviates the significant burden businesses encounter when trying to comply with mandatory data breach reporting requirements levied by a multitude of authorities and regulating bodies. The CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit service identifies and files the required reports in a timely fashion. Failure to properly communicate data loss incidents can result in steep fines, as well as civil and criminal prosecution. 

“With our community-focused banks, it is imperative that we provide best-in-class compliance services to help our merchants preserve their reputations and reduce liability,” says James Gustafson, senior vice president and general manager of merchant card services  for  Fulton. “We chose the CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit solution for its business value and for the protection it provides our merchant portfolio. Our merchant customers now  have peace of mind because they know who to call in the event of a data loss incident.” 

“The CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit solution follows data breach response guidelines from Visa which also recommends that businesses take proactive measures  by having secure vendor relationships in place prior to a data privacy incident,” says CSR’s Darrel Anderson, CSR executive vice president of sales and client solutions. “Additionally, CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit provides a significant revenue-generating opportunity for merchant acquirers, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) and other value-added resellers that is quick and easy to implement,” adds Anderson.

CSR Breach Reporting ToolKit makes it easy for businesses who suspect they have lost or actually lost protected data, like Social Security, driver’s license, birthdate, bank and credit card information.  A simple telephone call or email engages CSR’s team of privacy experts, certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, to begin the reporting process  so businesses can focus on other critical activities and everyday business functions.

Fulton Financial Corporation is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based financial holding company. Banking subsidiaries  include Fulton Bank, N.A., Lancaster, PA; Swineford National Bank, Middleburg, PA; Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Easton, PA; FNB Bank, N.A., Danville, PA; Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Mt. Laurel, NJ; and The Columbia Bank, Columbia, MD. The corporation's investment management and trust services are offered at all banks through Fulton Financial Advisors, a division of Fulton Bank, N.A. Residential mortgage lending is offered by all banks under the Fulton Mortgage Company brand.

CSR is the leading provider of data compliance solutions and expert business services that helps organizations turn compliance into revenue both domestically and around the globe. We enable compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and Personally identifiable information (PII) requirements while facilitating best practices to reduce the business risk and financial liability associated with the acquisition, handling, storage, sharing and disposal of data.

The company is a PCI Security Standards Council Participating Organization and is a member of Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Electronic Transactions Association, European Privacy Association, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HTFP) Association, and National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA).

Founded in 1999, CSR is a privately held corporation headquartered in Jensen Beach, Fla.