On the heels of a recent Radiant win with Philips Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers, I sat down with Allen Joiner, a technical account manager. He has worked at Radiant’s headquarters in Atlanta since graduating from Georgia Tech in 1999. In this edition of On the Spot, we learn about Allen’s [...]
Protect Against, Identify & Resolve Weaknesses in Your Payment Card Environment
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Dana Hawker, Senior Manager
Credit card information…it’s the hidden treasure that cyber criminals are constantly trying to steal from restaurant and retail operators that process, transmit or store this information for consumers. Ultimately, restaurant and retail operators are responsible for the protection of credit card information.
As part of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, restaurant and retail operators [...]
The New Wave of Criminal Attacks
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
Since the inception of the first data security standard, most of the focus has been placed on ensuring that a business’ POS software was validated against the latest payment application standard, which is now known as the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA DSS). Unfortunately, most retailers and restaurant operators believed and still falsely believe [...]
A Renewed Perspective
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 Andy Heyman, Chief Operating Officer
Twice a year, the Radiant global leadership team gets together in a room for two days. I remember we almost cancelled the meeting a couple of years ago when the recession began, but we decided to forge ahead – partly because we felt we needed each other even more during a crisis, and partly out [...]
Back Door Criminals
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 John Pearson, Director - Data Security & Compliance
As a young man, desperately saving money for my first automobile, I spent some time working for a regional pizza chain. During that period, I recall an incident that occurred at another local restaurant. It was at night. On a weekday, after the close of business, two men entered through the back door. They robbed the owner at gun [...]
Radiant Systems Pays $1,100 for a Haircut! Would you?
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications Analyst
Georgia Cancer Foundation is a charity that is near and dear to the hearts of Radiant employees. Each year, Radiant’s Sprint for Cancer race in Atlanta benefits this amazing organization, and we were able to donate more than $100,000 this past April.
Pedal with a Purpose is a bike race held on July 25 that also [...]
Keep the Bad Guys Out and Your Data Protected
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
Hardware firewalls are the first line of defense to protect cardholder data and are required by the PCI Data Security Standard requirements. A firewall provides another layer of security that blocks external access to your environment and limits inside access to potentially harmful outside environments. What does this mean in plain English? It helps keep [...]
Your password is 123456, right? No? Bet I can guess if not. Dare me!
Monday, May 24th, 2010 John Pearson, Director - Data Security & Compliance
In a recent security breach, 32 million user passwords were exposed by a website. This data made publicly available was analyzed by the security company Imperva who reported the following conclusions in their report:
16% of users choose only numbers for their password
30% of users choose the minimum length required for their password
40% of users choose [...]
The Evolution of Protecting Cardholder Data
Monday, May 17th, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
I can’t remember the last time that I actually paid for something using cash. Can you? I use my plastic cards to pay for pretty much everything. They are more convenient than using a check, speed up transactions at stores and allow me to purchase goods on credit. However, the increasing use [...]
Radiant Employees Make an Impact on the Community
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
One of Radiant System’s core values as a company is giving back to the communities in which we work and live. This mission drives our volunteer efforts, including a new tutoring program with Herndon Elementary School near downtown Atlanta, which is facilitated through our relationship with Hands On Atlanta.
Each Tuesday, Radiant volunteers drive to Herndon [...]
