Hidden Security Risk
There is a relatively new security risk that more and more businesses are facing, and they don’t even realize it. Let me start with a couple of questions: 1) Are you using a credit card terminal or...
View ArticleWhat the #@$*! is a PCI Compliance Fee???
Welcome to the unregulated realm of the credit card industry. If you are utilizing the services of a credit card processor, then it is very likely that you have seen or will soon see a PCI Compliance...
View Article“What your credit card processor doesn’t want you to know…” Tip #1 PCI...
I decided to intersperse a few quick tips among my (sometimes) lengthy blog posts. So my first “What your credit card processor doesn’t want you to know…” (WYCCPDWYTK) tip is about PCI Compliance...
View ArticleWYCCPDWYTK Tip #3: You Might NOT Need a New Terminal
Another scare tactic that many merchant services companies use is that your terminal will no longer be supported, or that it’s not PCI compliant anymore. Usually, this is a half-truth at best. Many...
View ArticleGuest Speaker at the Utility Payments Conference
Personal plug here… I was honored to speak about PCI Compliance last Thursday at the Utility Payments Conference in New Orleans. It was a great event, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. While...
View ArticleVOIP Revisited
More and more I run into merchants who are using a dial-only terminal through an internet-based “phone line”. These lines are called VOIP (Voice-over-internet-protocol). The problem in doing so is...
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