Security experts often say that the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. All businesses that work collaboratively, no matter the type of relationship, should be supporting one another to ensure that security best practices are in place and compliance with the Payment … Read more
Guest post by Mark Pribish, Merchants Information Solutions, Inc. According to a June 4, 2019 Security Magazine article, “cybercriminals exposed 2.8 billion consumer data records in 2018, costing more than $654 billion to U.S. organizations.” Personally identifiable information (PII) was the most targeted data, with … Read more
Guest post by Beth Kotz, Credit.com If you own or manage a business, you understand the vital importance of a coherent business plan. Your business plan represents the essential blueprint from which your company is built and directed, and in order to be effective, it … Read more
Today’s PCI DSS: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t? This September, the PCI Security Standards Council will mark its 10-year anniversary. Do you know exactly what you were doing 10 years ago? Can we agree that the past 10 years seemed to go very quickly? At … Read more
Merchants should ensure they are in compliance with PCI SSC’s Data Security Standard version 3.1. Guest post by Ray Moorman, Mercury Payment Systems. The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) released its new Data Security Standard 3.1, which clarifies some points of the standards that went into effect … Read more
While many payment card data breaches are easily preventable, they can and do still happen to businesses of all sizes. If your small or mid-sized business has discovered it’s been breached, the ETA’s Risk, Fraud & Security Committee and Arnall Golden Gregory LLP have produced a straightforward guide … Read more