One of the frustrations in dealing with the PCI – DSS compliance is the lack of clear definitions. Unfortunately, the ambiguities of the standard make it hard for a retailer to understand different card processing offerings and how it directly affects their security costs. This article tries to relate the industry standard to the various […]
Obsolescence. Please don’t shoot the messenger!
See our static Obsolescence page for the latest news and updates. Long before “Software as a Service” (SAAS) became popular, Smyth has taken the approach of maintaining our software so the end user can adopt new technologies as they evolve. We have clients who last purchased our then current software over 30 years ago; but […]
Merchant Plus! Version 4.4.1 is available
While this is minor release includes fixes and corrections to the last major release (4.4), the significant improvement with this release is the availability of signature capture for the new Point to Point encryption (P2Pe) bankcard processing technology. The UIC PP795 PIN pad device is a self contained device for swiping cards, entering PINs, and […]
PCI-DSS: Special Consideration for Remote Access
When users can log into a network remotely, additional security is required for PCI-DSS compliancy – but it is an important security concern for any business network. If you have opened your firewall (see PCI-DSS: Securing Your Network ) to the outside world, you need to be sure that your remote connection is secure and […]
PCI-Data Security Standards: Securing Your Network
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 […]
