Category Archives: General

DNSChanger July 9th Deadline Is Almost Here

  • By Bradley Cyprus
  • May 7, 2012

Ask modern man (or maybe a teenager) what would be the worst thing that could happen to you today, and eventually you will hear, “My computer loses its Internet connection!”  If you cannot live without your Facebook fix, then pay attention to … More »

Google Hackers Are Working For You

  • By Bradley Cyprus
  • March 9, 2012

There is a rash of credit card compromises sweeping the nation right now that involves the use of custom malware (malicious software), whose sole purpose is to steal credit cards.  This crime wave is especially noticable in the hospitality industry with … More »

Could your restaurant survive a 15% decrease in business?

  • By Bradley Cyprus
  • February 10, 2012

The question we field more than any other when talking to small merchants is, “Who is making me become PCI compliant?”  The answer is too complicated to simply point at one entity and say, “It’s this guy, right here.”  In … More »

MasterCard EMV Announcement – The Reality

  • By Bradley Cyprus
  • February 3, 2012

In 2011, Visa announced a plan to introduce the Europay MasterCard Visa standard (EMV) to the US market, and to do so, they determined that they should incentivize large retailers to hop on board.  With that in mind they created … More »