POS Applications: Healthcare
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
7 Ways your Point of Sale Security is at Risk
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
State of the EMV
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
New POS malware alert – PoSeidon
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
5 Steps to EMV
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
Lions, Tigers, and EMV, oh my!
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
The Importance of BI (Business Intelligence)
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
Protecting your business and your customers from a data breach in a technological world
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
The Cloud (Who, what, where, why?)
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