by Omega | Mar 12, 2017 | PCI, PCI DSS, PCI DSS 3.2
We are now well into the year and spring is almost here. The nagging PCI compliance pain is starting to reappear. So, retailers: Where would you begin? Here’s a list of things that can help you check off some important milestones, but you need to get cracking...
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 | Aug 30, 2016 | Data Security, Multiple factors of authentication, PCI, Two-factor authentication
The PCI Council explains, ‘the term “two-factor” was replaced with the term “multi-factor” in several requirements in PCI DSS v3.2 (Requirements 8.3, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, and 8.5.1). The intent of this change was to use more consistent terminology that accurately...
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...
