If that headline above doesn’t scare you then you need to be worried. When I first received the statistic that 73% of all Trust Guard client scans were failing with one or more Medium, High, or Severe vulnerabilities, I was shocked! Obviously, our clients that use our scanning services are able to discover these vulnerabilities and resolve them, but it left a huge question in my mind… What about the rest of the Internet? Nearly 3 out of every 4 websites online have significant vulnerabilities and they probably don’t even know it!

In my mind this was just unacceptable. So, I met with my staff and we started to brainstorm ways that we could both educate website owners and also give them a service where they could check their website for the 30,000+ known vulnerabilities out there. As a result of those meetings and a lot of hard work, we are excited to announce the launch of our brand new, full-featured scanning site, FreePCIScanning.com!

FreePCIScanning.com is a FREE service where any website owner can get their websites scanned and receive a full report showing all the vulnerabilities found and instructions on how to fix them. Pretty cool right?

To get your Free PCI Scan simply visit FreePCIScanning.com today.

For those of you that aren’t sure what PCI Vulnerability Scanning is and why it is so important to your business, then visit the Trust Guard page, “What is PCI Scanning?” for a consise, easy to read explaination.

With the holiday season approaching, now is the time to make sure your website servers are safe for yourself and your customers. It will literally only take you about 2 minutes to visit FreePCIScanning.com and enter your information to get your scan underway. These 2 minutes could save you a lot of money and time in the long run.

The great thing about PCI Scanning, is that when it’s combined with our exclusive Trust Guard Security Scanned seal, it can help you increase your sales! Why? Because a customer that feels secure is a ready buyer. So while the name “PCI Scanning” might be a little boring, the way it puts more sales in your shopping cart is anything but!

Now is the time to take action. All you need to do to get your FREE Scan ($47 Value) is to visit FreePCIScanning.com and enter your name, email, telephone, domain name and our system will do the rest!

We sincerely hope you enjoy this great new service, and from all of us here at Trust Guard, we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Best Regards,

Scott Brandley, CEO
Trust Guard

We’ll, in this edition of the Trust Guard Insider, we talk about both of these things in detail. (Unfortunately they’re unrelated, but they are still both great reads!)

Here we go…

Think Your Website is Safe from Hackers? Think Again…

So, for those of you that don’t know, we officially launched our PCI Scanning services back on January 7th, 2009. It’s been a great success so far, quickly becoming one of our flagship services. A couple weeks ago, out of curiosity, I asked Zach, one of our programmers what percentage of new clients failed their initial scan with at least one or more medium, high, or severe vulnerabilities. He ran some numbers and my jaw dropped.

“73% of all our new PCI clients failed their initial scans! That’s nearly 3 in every 4 websites!”

If this number is any indication of the Internet as a whole, that means that most websites have vulnerabilities that are open to hackers, viruses, and more – and most website owners don’t have any idea that they’re at risk. What’s worse is that these vulnerabilities can put their customers information at risk, including names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and credit cards.

We’ll, these numbers were a wake up call to us that we needed to help our customers improve their security. So, we’ve decided to offer all of our clients a full 25,000+ point, PCI Security Scan (a $47 value) for free!

To run the scan, you simply log into your Trust Guard Member Control Panel, click on the PCI Scanning tab, and then click on the ‘Start Scan’ button. In about 10-15 minutes, the scan will end and you will be able to view both the Executive and Detailed Scan Reports to find out exactly where your website stands. The Detailed report will even give you instructions on how to fix any vulnerabilities that you might find that you can easily send to your server administrator (usually your hosting company).

If you are not a Trust Guard member yet and would like to find out more about how you can start providing trust and security to your customers then sign up today at http://www.trust-guard.com/compare-Trust-Seals-s/1.htm. (Note: If you signed up for Trust Guard before Feb. 2008 and you haven’t migrated to the new system, simply email support (at) trust-guard.com and we will be happy to help you move over so you can start enjoying all the features of the new system.)

From Total Internet Newbies to Winners of The $100 Million Dollar Challenge! Meet Xan and Jenn Spencer…

So your standing in your robe one morning making some toast, when there’s a knock on the door. You go and answer it and Russell Brunson – one of the biggest internet marketers online is standing there, with the keys to a brand new 2009 Corvette parked out front with a big red bow on it.

Think that’s far fetched? Meet Xan and Jenn Spencer.

A few months ago they were completely new to the Internet, but they worked hard, followed some great advice, and we’re not only able to build a booming internet business, but they also won Russell’s challenge and he indeed came to their house and presented them with a Corvette!

In a stroke of fate or luck or what have you, Garrett and I were able to interview Xan and Jenn to find out how they did it, and learn some of their insider strategies and information that they used to go from zero to booming in just a few short months.

To watch this insider interview, click on the video below…

In the Next Edition of the Trust Guard Insider…

Our next edition of the Trust Guard Insider coming out on June 16th will really take your business to the next level!

I am going to be personally interviewing Michel Fortin – one of the best online copywriters in the world. He’s written sales copy for practically every big name in marketing, both on and offline. His copy has generated over 1 Million dollars in a single day!

In my interview I am going to be asking him his #1 copywriting secret to instantly improving your website conversion – you won’t want to miss it!

So be sure to mark June 16th on your calendars for all the juicy details!

Sincerely,

Scott Brandley, CEO
Dave Brandley, President
Garrett Pierson, Operations Manager
and all the Trust Guard staff!

P.S. If you didn’t get a chance to read last weeks Trust Guard Insider about the ‘Two New Trust Guard Services Launched‘, then take a look at some great features we have added to your Trust Guard member area! Click Here to Read the Article!