Penetration Testing: What’s a small business to do?

July 29, 2015 • Published by Olivia Rose Jenkins Industry TopicsPenetration Testing, SAQ C, Segmentation

Effective July 1, 2015, businesses validating their compliance via PCI SAQ version C are required to undergo a penetration test for the very first time. Brick-and-mortar merchants with payment applications connected to the Internet (but that do not electronically store cardholder data) are subject to … Read more

More and More Hackers are “Foodies.” Well, Sort of…

February 5, 2013 • Published by Tim Thomas Industry TopicsAcquirers, Breaches, Firewalls, Franchise, Hackers, ISOs, Merchants, PCI Risk, POS, QSRs, Remote Access, Restaurants, Security Awareness, Segmentation, Small Business, SMB

According to the most recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, hackers are apparently spending a lot more time discovering the latest hip, trendy restaurants. But they are not spending money on artisanal cheeses, free-range chicken, or chickpea and orzo salad with Piquillo pepper vinaigrette. Nope. They … Read more