Category Archives: Policies and Procedures

There Is More to PCI Than Your POS Software

There is an ugly truth in the world if you process your credit cards through your POS software.  Businesses that fall under this model must understand that software alone, even if it meets the PCI requirements as dictated by  PA-DSS (Payment Application Data … More »

Microsoft Takes a Swing at Cyber Thieves

How many times have you read an article that lambasted Microsoft for having yet another security hole in one of their software packages that can be and has been exploited by cyber thieves?  There is no doubt that the software giant … More »

Could your restaurant survive a 15% decrease in business?

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 »

People Are the Key to Security

 It does not matter if you sell jewelry, yachts,  or cheeseburgers.  Your business is only as strong as the people hired to keep it running.  Take 2 QSR restaurants in similar regions targeting similar patrons.  One with a training program … More »