Small Business Saturday – the Importance of Independent and Neighborhood Businesses
We are fast approaching the 8th annual Small Business Saturday on November 24th. The first-ever Small Business Saturday took place…
AI and the Cyber Attacks of the Future
The world’s first computer virus was created in 1971. Named after a character on ‘Scooby Doo,’ Creeper spread through computers…
The Small Business and Breaches – Hackers See SMB’s as a Quick and Easy Target
When you think “data breach,” what typically comes to mind is the major retailers, restaurants and healthcare systems – the…
The Race to Safeguard the U.S. Elections
From bank transfers to social media posts, information travels the globe in seconds. But technology doesn’t solve every problem. And…
The Continued Need for a Holistic Payment Security Strategy – P2PE, EMV and Tokenization
We are coming up on the 3-year anniversary of the October 2015 anniversary for the EMV liability shift. Perhaps just…
Hacks – They’re Not Just for Retail Anymore
Why stick with retailers and restaurants when there is a whole plethora of card data being processed in other industries?…
How Gen Z is Shaping the Future of Retail, Payments and Banking
Millennials may have dominated the headlines over the last 20 years, but there’s a new generation on the rise. Meet…
Understanding Data Breaches in the Foodservice Industry
The foodservice and hospitality industries have been hit particularly hard by data breaches, with hotel brands, restaurants and fast casual…
FinTech Special: Banking Chatbots Are Here to Stay – But Are They Safe?
The development of artificial intelligence has been called the next Industrial Revolution. Virtually every industry has been affected by AI…
The Healthcare Industry – A Prime Target for Hackers and Data Breaches
In 2017, the Ponemon Institute released a study that found a whopping 90% of healthcare organizations were the victims of…