POS Applications: Healthcare Health Care; it’s one of the largest industries in the United States. In fact, in 2011 Health Care constituted 6% of the entire United States GDP, at $1,136,000,000,000, yes, that’s a trillion. There are over 16 million people … Read More
In the ever-advancing technological world that we live in, security is always a factor. Sending money or payment information over the internet is the modern-day equivalent of a merchant traveling down the silk road in olden times. Back then they … Read More
This article may get technical at points, and if you have not read our piece on “How merchant processing works”, I would highly recommend it, or at least to use the glossary. General overview Implementation – How is … Read More
Malware and key-scraping functionality are two major threats combined in this virus PoSeidon, what is it? +++PoSeidon is the name being given to a new strain of malware (malicious software) that is designed to infect point-of-sale terminals. PoSeidon targets point … Read More
EMV. October 2015. Everyone’s talking about it. Here’s what you need to do to prepare your business for EMV: Check your Hardware +++The first step in all of this is to actually take a look at your hardware. Do … Read More
38% of merchants may not be ready for the switch to EMV credit cards. EMV. EMV is an acronym that can cause a wide range of emotions in a wide range of people. EMV has made people jump in … Read More
BI (business intelligence) is about providing the right data at the right time to the right people so that they can make the right decisions – Nic Smith with Microsoft BI Solutions Marketing What is Business Intelligence and why … Read More
Small retailers are the victim in 80% of all hacker attacks in the US. Target, Neiman Marcus, Michael’s, P.F Chang’s, UPS, Jimmy John’s, Dairy Queen, Goodwill, Supervalu, Albertson’s, The Home Depot, Staples, Anthem, NVIDIA, Morgan Stanley, Chic-Fil-A, Sony, Microsoft … Read More
Cloud computing is often far more secure than traditional computing, because companies like Google and Amazon can attract and retain cyber-security personnel of a higher quality than many governmental agencies. – Vivek Kundra, former federal CIO of the United States … Read More