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A Business Case for Multi-Factor Authentication

Is your organization in the process of implementing multi-factor authentication on your systems? Keep reading for some of our best tips and things to consider if you choose to implement multi-factor authentication.

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Call Centers: A PCI Perspective

Call centers that handle payment card information have a responsibility to protect their customers from data compromise and fraud. Some university call centers will fall into your institution's PCI DSS scope and thus will need to be compliant.

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Data Breach Notification Laws: Use Them to Your Advantage

In your next budget presentation, it may be helpful to include some of the legal consequences that you can face if appropriate security controls aren’t put in place.

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Standardizing Payment Processes on Campus - What it means and how to do it

With multiple merchants, solutions, and devices spread across multiple locations, each can implement a payment process that best fit their needs or is the most affordable. Without specific guidance and proper follow up, it is very unlikely that you will have any consistency.

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University Hacked by Its Own Vending Machines

The recent sneak peek publication of the 2017 “Verizon Data Breach Digest” highlighted how hackers had used a University’s own vending machines and other internet-enabled devices to hack their network and almost brought the campus to a halt.

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PCI Roadblocks: Your Problem Child Merchants

Your organization is only as compliant as your least compliant merchant, so just one “No” on a merchant SAQ can place the entire organization on the non-compliant list.

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Your Front Door is Locked…But Did You Leave a Window Open?

You lock down workstations, implement firewalls, update anti-virus software, etc. But, with limited time and resources, and all of the focus on protecting critical systems, have you inadvertently overlooked other less obvious applications that are also connected to your internal network?

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PCI Requirement 9.9 - Protecting PoS Devices from Skimming

What can your organization do to prevent skimming? The PCI DSS outlines very specific procedures for protecting against these attacks in Requirement 9.9. When constructing your organization’s program, the following steps must be included:

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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding SAQs

It is not uncommon to feel a little uncertain about the answers you are providing when completing an SAQ. Here are some of the more common questions we see from merchants during the annual SAQ completion process.

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