FBI Cyber Security Veteran Joins Virtual Piggy Board of Advisors
FBI Cyber Security Veteran Joins Virtual Piggy Board of Advisors
Don Codling to provide expertise in online security
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCBB: VPIG), an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced that it has added Don Codling to its Board of Advisors. Mr. Codling served with the FBI for over 23 years, specializing in cyber security, privacy policy and International Internet Governance. Mr. Codling is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Swift Exchange.
Virtual Piggy promotes financial management while empowering youth under 18 to make purchasing, saving and other money management decisions for themselves, within the boundaries setup by parents. The technology serves as a family wallet that is available online or via mobile, and is always 100% free to use.
"I'm excited to join the Advisory Board of Virtual Piggy," said Mr. Codling, "I have been impressed by the work that Virtual Piggy has done to ensure the security of their system and I'm glad to add my cyber security expertise and help maintain their excellent reputation of privacy protection and financial security."
"Ensuring that Virtual Piggy has the tightest security available to families is our top priority," said Virtual Piggy Founder and CEO Dr. Jo Webber. "Mr. Codling is an internationally respected cyber security expert and can help us tremendously as we deliver our global family wallet technology."
For information about Virtual Piggy visit www.VirtualPiggy.com.
About Virtual Piggy, Inc.
Virtual Piggy, Inc. is the first e-commerce solution that enables kids to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use secure family wallet that is available online or via mobile and is always 100% free to use. The technology company delivers online security platforms designed for the Under 18 age group in the global online market, and also enables online businesses the ability to function in a manner consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") and similar international children's privacy laws. The company is based in Hermosa Beach, CA and on the Web at: www.virtualpiggy.com.
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