Square Capital and Upserve In mid-August, 2016, Square Capital announced an alliance with Upserve, the restaurant management software company that purchased Breadcrumb earlier the same year. The startup claims to manage approximately $8 billion annually in transaction volume. This joint venture will make the Square Cap loan program available t...

PCI compliance is a complicated topic for even security professionals, so it's no wonder many small business owners feel overwhelmed just thinking about it. Some businesses are required to use Qualified Security Assessors. In this article, I'll tackle what Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) do to help demystify the process of PCI compliance. ...

In this article we’ll be exploring the Discover Information Security and Compliance (DISC) Program. Before we get into Discover’s specific rules, you’ll need to make sure you’re compliant with PCI DSS - This is an agreed set of requirements for everyone involved in the credit card system. You can check out our article on PCI compliance if you ne...

They’re designed to protect cardholder data, which can improve customer relationships, your profitability, and prevent a costly security breach and damage to your business reputation. There are a few steps to meeting these regulations, which we’ll go over in this article. Make Sure You Are PCI Compliant PCI DSS is an agreed upon set of s...

Part of this is ensuring you meet the requirements of the various credit card issuers like Visa, AMEX, and Mastercard. In this article we’ll be exploring credit cards issued by Mastercard and governed by the Mastercard Site Data Protection (SDP) Program. What is the Mastercard SDP? Just like other card providers, a large part of Mastercard’...

In this article we’ll be exploring Visa cards, specifically the “Visa Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP)" which over time evolved into the current PCI DSS standards. If you're not familiar with PCI DSS, be sure to check out our article on PCI compliance. Validate Your Compliance with PCI DSS with Visa Visa provides a “level” to ...

As often happens when there’s confusion, scammers and unethical companies take advantage of the confusion. Here are some of the chip card scams you may run into, even if you've already upgraded your machines. Chip Card Scams Unfortunately, chip card scams are not uncommon. They include phone scams, invoice scams, and even tampering with phy...

Note: Following TSYS's acquisition by Global Payments, the Guardian Security Suite no longer appears to be available under that name. We're leaving this article here for historical purposes, but it will no longer be updated. Any security services offered by Global will be covered in their own articles. Looking for something specific? Give us a call...