March 26, 2019
Data breaches have become commonplace, almost to the point where it seems like the public is no longer phased when another one is announced. It seems like when another one happens the company pledges to do better and the media […]
March 12, 2019
The Christmas holiday season is well behind us now but there is one major lesson that was learned during this past holiday season: contactless payment options are becoming the dominant payment method by consumers. Merchants have noticed that as well […]
February 19, 2019
2018 is in the books. With all of the yearly retrospectives that went up onto the Internet we bet there was one that you missed. Did you manage to check out SplashData’s list of the worst passwords of 2018? Is […]
January 22, 2019
Skimming devices here in the US just seeming keep getting more and more complex in the years since bank cards have become more common. In recent years the adaptation of EMV cards by the rest of the world have drawn […]
October 30, 2018
As a merchant you and your employees are on the front lines when it comes to dealing with credit card fraud and theft. It may be rare when you encounter an actual theif but knowing what to look for can […]
October 23, 2018
A big part of PCI compliance is using strong passwords. The longer and more sophisticated the password the harder it is for it to be cracked or stolen. In some cases this is the only line of defense between a […]
October 9, 2018
The magnetic strip is one of the most vulnerable parts of a credit card. That is at least partially why chip technology has been introduced that makes the magnetic strip a thing of the past. Unfortunately they are still present […]
September 11, 2018
There is no such thing as an unsinkable ship. Those who were on the RMS Titanic can attest to that. There are no indestructible cars or planes either. There is also nothing that is unhackable either. With the spate of […]
August 21, 2018
If you are a merchant that processes orders online you have probably heard of MasterCard Secure, Verified by Visa or SafeKey from American Express. You may not have implemented them yet but these are the leading edge of what is […]
July 24, 2018
The EMV chips have taken a huge bite out of credit card fraud. That is great news certainly but not all of the news is great. 2017 was the first year in which online fraud surpassed physical fraud. The EMV […]
July 10, 2018
It was perhaps inevitable but criminals have figured out a way to beat the EMV chips. The notice was put out in April by the Secret Service and highlighted by Brian Krebs on his blog about the tactics the criminals […]
July 3, 2018
Data breaches have been in the news a lot in the past few years. They almost seem to have become the norm and no one is shocked when the next one occurs. Recently there has been several companies that have […]