To gird against this, the major credit-card companies in 2006 formed an industry group called the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, which establishes minimum technical protections for businesses that accept credit cards.

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The report insisted such threats should be considered by the National Security Council and civil contingency planners, with standards of protection developed for industries most in danger.

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Security Council called for was a credible, transparent investigation that met international standards.

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They touted the package as a comprehensive response to Newtown that also addresses mental health and school security measures, including the creation of a new council to establish school safety standards and the expansion of circumstances when someone's mental history disqualifies him or her from obtaining a gun permit or other gun credentials.

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They touted the package as a comprehensive response to Newtown that also addresses mental health and school-security measures, including the creation of a new council to establish school-safety standards and the expansion of circumstances when someone's mental-health history disqualifies him or her from obtaining a gun permit or other gun credentials.

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