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Security Assessment: Demystifying the Process

Don’t Be Afraid of the ‘Audit’ Information security laws are still a patchwork nationwide, but an increasing number of industry organizations are ﬁnding that they need our assistance to comply with laws and other applicable requirements. The purpose of this post is to help demystify the process. Many industry organizations are just realizing all

IDX & VOW Compliance Reviews Done Better

15MarchMatt CohenProfessionalcompliance, mls

One of the core functions of MLS is to help subscribers cooperate and making sure all subscribers follow the MLS rules designed to minimize participant conflict is a key part of this function. One of the places conflicts play out most publicly is in arguments over IDX and VOW displays. Yet, a number of

Targeting MLS Communications

1MarchMatt CohenProfessionalmls

Though many MLSs offer a rich and diverse set of products and services to their subscribers, there is often a gap between what is offered and what subscribers know about. When MLSs spend money on providing value that subscribers don’t know about and take advantage of, those dollars are wasted. To judge communications effectiveness,

Security and the Great Flywheel of Convenience

30OctoberMatt CohenProfessionalsecurity

Security Lets Us Provide a Better User Experience A Ten-Year Journey In James C. Collins’ bestselling business book, “Good to Great”, he introduces the concept of the flywheel. Outside of business, a flywheel is a heavy wheel that, once momentum is built, can store and provide consistently great power to a machine even when

Solving the RETS Credential Re-Use Conundrum

24AugustMatt CohenProfessionalmls, security, standards

How Many Times Must a Tech Provider Download the Same Listings? I received a call recently from an MLS administrator who wanted to talk about a RETS issue that had been bothering him. His MLS charges a small fee to subscribers for a RETS feed; the fee covers the costs related to the feed,