Tag Archives: Server

How Many People Does It Take to Process a Credit Card?

I know this sounds like the old joke about a light bulb or a chicken crossing the road, but the way some fast casual restaurants operate, the joke is on them.  There are many restaurants that have their servers pick up checks from … More »

Sony’s website compromised

Sony has joined a long line of companies who did not manage to keep hackers out of their systems.  This illustrious group includes numerous fortune 500 companies and mom & pop organizations alike.

Hackers never sleep

There have been 2 widely publicized breaches in the past few days.  One of them is from the popular Internet web site, play.com, and the other was from Internet Security Company, RSA.

Is Hype Over Point to Point Encryption Going Away?

Last year, you could not open a PCI security article without seeing P2P encryption (sometimes called end to end encryption)  being touted as the next best thing in computer security.  As a security practitioner, I think that much of the technology … More »