Processing credit cards is vital to efficiently running your restaurant or retail business, and that includes doing everything possible to protect the data being transferred over the Internet. However, criminal attacks are getting more and more advanced and the likelihood that restaurants and other small business establishments will fall victim to cybercriminals is increasing.
Large data [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard’
Guess What? Your Payment Application is Not the Only Thing Criminals Care About
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Dana Hawker, Senior Manager, Data Security and Compliance
There are 200 Questions. Do You Have 200 Answers?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 Dana Hawker, Senior Manager, Data Security and Compliance
Completing the PCI DSS Self Assessment Questionnaire does not mean your site won’t be breached.
Fact:
As a small business that processes, transmits or stores credit card data, you are required to validate your compliance with the PCI-DSS.
Fiction:
Validating your compliance with the PCI-DSS means that your data is protected.
Reality:
Validating your compliance with the PCI-DSS only requires you [...]
Know the Security Risks of USB Thumb Drives
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Dana Hawker, Senior Manager, Data Security and Compliance
In 2006, a security firm was hired to assess the security infrastructure of a credit union. They scattered 20 USB thumb drives in the parking lot of the bank for employees to find. When they plugged in the USB drive, malware was installed on the employees’ computers and the hacker was into the bank’s network! [...]
Protect Against, Identify & Resolve Weaknesses in Your Payment Card Environment
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Dana Hawker, Senior Manager, Data Security and Compliance
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 [...]
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 [...]
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’s Commitment to Data Security
Friday, December 4th, 2009 John Heyman, Chief Executive Officer
At Radiant Systems, we take pride in providing technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries. As the industry leader, we have a long track record of continuously delivering exceptional value, exceeding customer expectations and helping our customers manage risk. As part of this, we invest heavily in product research and development, which includes [...]
