Extra Protection against fraudulent transactions with the Bad Buyer Checker Experienced a bad buyer recently or received a strange order, that you’re not sure is legitimate? Unfortunately, you are not alone and although E-Commerce businesses work hard to ensure as much security and protection as possible, scam buyers can sometimes slip through as fraudulent purchases […]
“what is PCI DSS and why do i need to do it?” It’s a great question, and something retailers are only just discovering. Here at Fraud Defence First, our PCI specialist gives their input into one key reason for taking action today. To be compliant You will be rewarded! By becoming compliant, you will ensure no […]
How to protect your physical store with PCI compliance. Top 5 Tips to boost your physical security. 1) Keep an inventory of devicesEveryday more and more companies are using mobile technology to process payments. Although this is convenient for both the business and customer, it can lead to more security issues. Ensure that you have […]
Becoming compliant should be a priority to your business! What happens if you don’t become PCI Compliant?For a lot of businesses, PCI Compliance is something they either haven’t heard of or think isn’t an important part of running their business in the grand scheme of things. However if you don’t become compliant and a breach […]
Simple steps to managing a data breach in your company and be PCI compliant. 1) Start your incident response planAn incident response plan can minimise the impact of a breach, reduce the fines you would incur, decrease negative publicity and help you get back to running your business quicker.A business can notice that they have […]
The internet can be a scary place especially when becoming PCI compliant. Misinformation, false promises, and fake news lurk behind every clickbait headline and questionable link. Entire industries are built to profit from deceptive tricks to con the naive. They say a sucker is born every minute, and online scam artists are counting on it. […]
For a lot of businesses, PCI Compliance is something they either haven’t heard of or think isn’t an important part of running their business in the grand scheme of things. However, if you don’t become compliant and a breach occurred in the business, you could be liable. These fees could reach up to £50,000 per […]
Business owners think that data security and PCI compliance is all about putting firewalls in place on all your system and locking away your receipts. However many criminals will take advantage of your employees to gain access to your customer card data. Data breaches can occur by members of staff opening phishing emails that download […]
With the latest version of PCI requirements, one of the updates is that businesses must use multi-factor authentication in and out of the network. To implement this, you must use atleast two of the following;• Something you know (Password, code etc)• Something you have (code sent to your phone)• Something you are (fingerprint scan etc) […]
New security patches are a sign that vulnerabilities have been found with an application and cyber criminals know there’s time to exploit them before the new patches have been installed. The length of time between a patch release being announced and being installed depends on how often and regularly vendors release the updates, how disruptive […]