As a young man, desperately saving money for my first automobile, I spent some time working for a regional pizza chain. During that period, I recall an incident that occurred at another local restaurant. It was at night. On a weekday, after the close of business, two men entered through the back door. They robbed the owner at gun [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard’
Keep the Bad Guys Out and Your Data Protected
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
Hardware firewalls are the first line of defense to protect cardholder data and are required by the PCI Data Security Standard requirements. A firewall provides another layer of security that blocks external access to your environment and limits inside access to potentially harmful outside environments. What does this mean in plain English? It helps keep [...]
Your password is 123456, right? No? Bet I can guess if not. Dare me!
Monday, May 24th, 2010 John Pearson, Director - Data Security & Compliance
In a recent security breach, 32 million user passwords were exposed by a website. This data made publicly available was analyzed by the security company Imperva who reported the following conclusions in their report: 16% of users choose only numbers for their password 30% of users choose the minimum length required for their password 40% [...]
The Evolution of Protecting Cardholder Data
Monday, May 17th, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
I can’t remember the last time that I actually paid for something using cash. Can you? I use my plastic cards to pay for pretty much everything. They are more convenient than using a check, speed up transactions at stores and allow me to purchase goods on credit. However, the increasing use of plastic cards [...]
Radiant’s Commitment to Data Security
Friday, December 4th, 2009 John Heyman, Chief Executive Officer
At Radiant Systems, we take pride in providing technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries. As the industry leader, we have a long track record of continuously delivering exceptional value, exceeding customer expectations and helping our customers manage risk. As part of this, we invest heavily in product research and development, which includes the [...]
