Global Payments States 1.5 Million Stolen Cards Is Manageable

In a statement made on April 1st, the Chairman and CEO of Global Payments, Paul R. Garcia, assured the public that no customer identifiable information was obtained when hackers stole an estimated 1.5 million credit cards from a vulnerable system.  Given the date of the announcement it would have been appropriate if Mr. Garcia had been making a bad joke, but Ironically, on April Fools day, he was being completely serious. 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 has had more than its fair share of negative press regarding computer security, so it is a nice change of pace to see that Microsoft (along with others) just executed a huge undertaking to not only improve security in the future but hamper existing crime rings today. More »

Does Adding WiFi to Your Restaurant Scare You?

When most restaurateurs consider adding WiFi to their business, they get a cold shiver to run up their spine.  If history has taught us anything, it is that businesses, especially retail outfits, have been compromised through their wireless networks.  If fact, many people first heard about of PCI after the massive TJX credit card breach that was announced in 2007 which reportedly originated from a compromised wireless network.  What many people sometimes overlook is that wireless can also add to your security.

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Google Hackers Are Working For You

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 an alarmingly rapid increase in activty centered around the QSRs.  When a restaurateur learns that they have been compromised, the same question is inevitably asked.  “How did I get this malware?”

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