Guest post by ConsumersAdvocate.org It’s the Little Things that Sting Password proliferation is a common cause for complaint in the business world. One recent study found that the average business user has 191 passwords to keep track of. And that figure primarily reflects the “civilians” … Read more
Early on in my career, I was assigned a PCI DSS assessment with a major sporting franchise. In one of the down moments that we had, I started to make conversation and try to get to know my client a little better. Sure, I was … Read more
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