Over the past 13 years or so I’ve assessed hundreds of organizations as a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). In that time there have only been a few instances where I walked away and there was no remediation that needed to be done. What I’ve … Read more
Today’s news cycle is all about the impact that coronavirus/COVID-19 has been having within the world’s economy and health and welfare of most all individuals. I am sure you are prepared to handle the loss of a server or recover lost data, but what about … Read more
Guest post by Mark Pribish, Merchants Information Solutions, Inc. Have you ever thought about how installing smart or connected devices such as a residential doorbell or security camera using a Wi-Fi connection can put your personal or business data at risk of being hacked? According … Read more
Since 2011, the PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) Standard has provided a clear path to security and compliance for card-present and mail order/telephone order (MOTO) merchants. The P2PE standard is based on secure encryption and decryption of account data at each end of the transaction, rather … Read more
As liaisons between merchants and acquiring banks, payment facilitators (PFs) are an important component of the payments chain. Many small and micro merchants gravitate to PFs for assistance with accepting their customers’ card payments in a cost-effective way. Of course, the payment facilitator’s role in … Read more
Guest post by Mark Pribish, Merchants Information Solutions, Inc. At this year’s Blackhat Conference – which is the largest information security event in the world – I sat in on a very informative presentation by John Grim, Managing Principal – Americas, Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center … Read more