In a world that revolves around technology and the internet, with businesses moving online and accepting credit cards as payment both in store and online; it is crucial, now more than ever before that credit card information is protected. Most people work hard to protect their personal information from falling into the wrong hands, but what happens […]
Equifax Breach ~ How to Protect Yourself
Hackers disrupt someone’s life every minute of every day. In fact, more than 140 million people associated with the Equifax breach were hacked this summer. There are several basic things you can do to stay ahead of the bad guys and know what to look out for if your personally identifiable information has been compromised. […]
Hackers Accessed 143 Million Equifax Accounts
The big news this week regarding cyber security is the massive breach to the private information of 143 million people connected with Equifax. The people affected by the data breach live in the United States, Canada and the UK. Their names, social security numbers, birth dates, and addresses were compromised sometime between May and July […]
What are the Requirements for PCI Compliance?
Stealing credit cards and financial information has increased over the years with hackers getting more technical than ever and business owners inexplicably becoming less and less prepared. That’s why the PCI DSS developed a global solution for securing networks, applications, customer and business information. Companies who are PCI compliant have prevented millions of dollars of […]