by Omega | Dec 1, 2016 | Cyber Security, PCI, PCI DSS 3.2
Is the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) a government mandate? We’ve been asked this a few times by some of our customers. PCI DSS was not created by the government, it was created by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, made up...
by Omega | Nov 1, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Level 2, PCI, PCI DSS, PCI DSS 3.0, PCI DSS 3.2
“You don’t have to pay fees for non-compliance.” The above myth is touted by retailers resistant to Payment Card Industry’s compliance standards. This is a risky belief if put into practice. Retailers need to understand that they are...
by Omega | Oct 27, 2016 | PCI, PCI DSS 3.2
In mid-2015 when the buzz was at its peak on EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa), the push for retailers to adopt the technology began. The idea behind is to protect consumers from transaction fraud and lower their expenses from charge backs. Chip information stolen...
by Omega | Oct 13, 2016 | Business, Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, New Technology, News, PCI DSS 3.2, POS
The NACS 2016 show is from October 18th-21st at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Omega ATC is an exhibitor, and I invite you to visit us at booth #3650 during the show days. This year, data security has been foremost in the minds of all...
by Omega | Jul 29, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Internal Vulnerability Scanning, Malware, Online Cloud Security, PCI, PCI DSS, PCI DSS 3.2, Security Strategist, Two-factor authentication
Data protection can be simple if the basics are covered first. A common error among retailers and business owners, is to overlook small security errors just because they appear insignificant. According to Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigation Report, 17.7% of...
by Omega | Jul 21, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, Internal Vulnerability Scanning, Password Security, PCI DSS, PCI DSS 3.2, QSA, SAQ, Security Strategist, Systems Management
The best time for retailers to start a thorough data security process in their organizations is to jump right in, today. Do not wait for a letter from your acquiring bank or card company to begin. Hackers don’t wait around for the right time to exploit...
