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Data Breach vs. Fraud: What’s the Difference?

March 20, 2019 • Published by
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Counterfeit payment cards, stolen payment cards, use of an assumed identity to complete a credit card application… these are easily-recognizable examples of payment card fraud. When a fraud incident occurs in the retail setting, it’s often contained with only small losses occurring to the merchant involved. But what happens when a payment card data breach occurs at that same business? Are its causes and consequences basically the same?

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Why Payment Security Innovation is in Hyperdrive

March 29, 2018 • Published by

Outpacing cybercriminals’ tools and techniques is tough work, and that’s why the payments industry is embracing payment security innovation. ControlScan Executive Chairman Tom Wimsett recently sat down with Jason Oxman, CEO of the ETA, to discuss the challenges facing acquirers, ISOs, processors and payment facilitators as they work to assist merchants with security and compliance.

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Upping the Ante on Payment Card Data Security

July 16, 2017 • Published by

Payment card data security isn’t a new concept, yet businesses everywhere still can’t get it right. The payment card industry has a growing body of standards, merchants and technology providers strive to follow them, and consumers continue to demand them.But payment card data breaches still happen. Regularly. Why?It’s time we upped the ante on our efforts to help merchants protect themselves.

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Take Event Log Monitoring Off the “Too Hard” Pile

July 12, 2016 • Published by
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Event log monitoring—or keeping an eye on your system logs for security and compliance purposes—can be a challenge. Here at ControlScan we see businesses and their IT teams struggling with its implementation and/or maintenance just about every day.

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Protecting Sensitive Information in Memory

January 25, 2016 • Published by
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Whether it is PAN data (credit card numbers), ePHI, PII or intellectual property, the rationale is all the same; disclosing any sensitive data can be a nightmare for your company or product’s future. This post, however, is focused on cardholder data, because businesses with POS environments are the most commonly breached entities that exist and quite frankly, their average security posture is pretty low.

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Payment Security Trends to Watch in 2016

January 7, 2016 • Published by
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For many the New Year represents a fresh start, but when it comes to information security, 2016 is expected to be more of an evolution than a revolution. Nowhere is this more true than in the payments space, which continues to grapple with cybercrime and fraud in the midst of technology innovation.

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Business Leaders Get Serious About Security [Video]

October 5, 2015 • Published by
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Companies are innovating in every channel; however, integrating all of these new data sources presents serious security risks. Acknowledging this, many companies have elevated the issue of data security all the way to their Boards of Directors. Learn why business leaders are getting serious about security.

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EMV is Not a Security Technology

July 1, 2015 • Published by
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You may have heard that EMV is a safer technology, which is why the banks and card brands want you to use it. So why would I say that EMV is not a security technology?

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Securely Deploying the Latest Restaurant Tech

May 21, 2015 • Published by
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In the quick serve and fast casual restaurant space, the technologies we choose to adopt are often driven by customer demand, the need to curtail the rising cost of doing business and the Internet of Things (IoT) explosion.

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Confused About EMV? Here’s a great new resource.

April 17, 2015 • Published by
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Earlier this year, information began to filter out to SMBs regarding America’s shift to EMV payment technology. Unfortunately, you may have found these communications left you with more questions than answers. While it may be confusing, your business’s shift to EMV is essential to its long-term success.

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How the “Internet of Things” Introduces Points of Vulnerability

February 4, 2015 • Published by
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The rapid growth and infusion of the Internet of Things (IoT) in everyday life has correspondingly seeped into the workings of everyday business. Security cameras, energy management systems, digital menu boards, kiosks, LED light bulbs, thermostats, medical devices, etc., are examples of Internet-connected components that, when connected to a business network, become points of vulnerability (PoVs) and therefore must be securely managed.

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Security Weaknesses: The Franchisee’s Achilles’ Heel?

December 12, 2014 • Published by
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It’s a Tuesday afternoon and the lunch rush is in full swing at your store. Customers form four neat rows at the counter and a line of cars partially encircles the building, inching forward as your drive-through staff scrambles to fulfill each order. You are making the rounds between kitchen and counter, ensuring that all stations are running like clockwork.

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WireLurker: How Worried Should Apple Users Be?

November 17, 2014 • Published by
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Users of Apple’s iOS (smartphone and tablets) and OS X (Macs) devices have traditionally thought of themselves as being fairly immune from viruses, Trojans and other infections and attacks. The past week’s flurry of articles on WireLurker (and the related Masque attack) called that assumption into question for many, however.

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Survey Finds SMBs Leaving Mobile Data, Devices Unprotected

October 27, 2014 • Published by
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ControlScan recently released a new report detailing its latest research findings on mobile technology adoption among SMBs. The report, Mobile at the Point of Sale: How SMBs are Adopting Mobile Devices to Accept Card-Present Payments, is based on input from more than 6,000 US-based SMBs responding to the company’s 2014 Mobile Payment Acceptance Survey.

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