Tag: Compliance

Takeaways from the Target Breach

In what could be the largest breach to date, Target announced that thieves were able to compromise data for some 70 million people and approximately 40 million credit and debit card accounts. The data was exposed for transactions made between November 27 and December 15, 2013. The breach is believed[…]

Password Security

Passwords have become part of everyday life in the Internet. You need passwords for banking, email access, e-commerce, social media, and most websites where your private data may be stored or tracked. So how do you make sure you have set up your accounts with secure passwords that you […]

360 Degrees of PCI

We can’t talk about the importance of security enough. Protecting card data is imperative, and when you meet the Payment Card Industry security requirements you build donor trust along with your reputation. MasterCard has put together some great resources that cover[…]

Part 1: Road Map to PCI

The PCI Council has set aside a set of Data Security Standards for securing and standardizing the electronic payment industry. But what exactly are the standards? Do they all apply to you? We will look at each of the 12 PCI Data Security Standards and how they apply to you. […]