Perhaps the most important factor for a retailer to be PCI-DSS compliant is to implement and maintain a secure business network which properly controls access to, and the security management of, their data and processes. While PCI is concerned with protecting sensitive credit card data, these issues are important for securing any business network. Firewall […]

Password protection is probably the most important and easiest way to protect the security of your confidential and sensitive customer data. Yet time and again we see confidential data on systems with either weak passwords or, in some cases, no password protection at all! The PCI Data Security Standards are very specific about password rules, […]

Well, here we go again with a bunch of acronyms and new terms to learn. To help understand the important security requirements your card services agreement commits you to if you are processing credit cards, it important to understand some of the terms and definitions. The following definitions are taken directly from the PCI Security […]

Perhaps the most important consideration for a merchant in securing sensitive credit card information is the level of credit card data being retained. The card retention level has a direct correlation to the level of the Self Assessment Questionnaire that merchants must complete to be PCI-DSS compliant (see the related article PCI: Data Security Standard […]

Can you afford not to accept credit cards in your store? NO! Can you afford costs in excess of $50,000 if your system is breached? NO! Can you afford security? You can’t afford to NOT have a secure system! If your credit card data is compromised, you will be held responsible for the loss as […]