Featured Blog
On December 15, 2011
ACH Debit Transfer Emails
There has been a lot of malicious email activity recently on the Internet regarding failed ACH Debit Transfers. The ones we have personally seen at Omega ATC include an official looking ID and explanation that a payment that was sent from our checking account was rejected by the another financial i ...
Read MoreOn December 6, 2011
Why bother with Wireless Intrusion and Prevention if I don’t have wireless in my retail environment?
This is a question often asked by a retailer. An important point to keep in mind is if a retail environment does not have wireless, it does not eliminate the need for wireless scans or intrusion detection. The whole purpose is to identify rogue wireless access points. It cannot be done without check ...
Read MoreOn December 1, 2011
Planning for Wireless Payment Terminals
It is important when planning for PCI compliance and the use of Wi-Fi by your organization that you consider the coming Wireless Payment Terminals. Today, many organizations simply stop all use of Wi-Fi and manually scan for any unapproved / rogue access points on a quarterly basis at their sto ...
Read MoreOn November 12, 2011
Whopper of a Breach Unsecured network cost BK franchisee $200,000 in PCI-related fines
Credit card breaches are becoming alarmingly common. Since 2009, several high-profile companies have had their consumers’ credit card information compromised. In January 2009, Heartland Payment Systems disclosed that hackers had gained access to computers used to process 100 million payment card ...
Read MoreOn November 4, 2011
Wireless devices and data security. Is your environment at risk?
The advent of new technologies are in pace with the needs of consumers for convenience and comfort. How easy is it to work out of a hotel room in one of the advanced cities of Asia or Africa and send files for an early morning meeting in the U.S.? The world is global indeed. So, are the ri ...
Read More