There have been recent reports of Banks or Merchant providers informing their clients that they must use a certain “ASV” or Approved Scanning Vendor. Some have even gone as far as to deny PCI Compliance Pass reports from other ASV’s. This is improper and you should not be bullied into using a specific ASV...
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We are asked all the time what is SSL? It stands for Secure Socket Layers. It is an encryption of a data stream of information from  server to server or from server to home computer. You will often see websites that redirect to a secure location, the address bar may turn colors or a...
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A lot of people ask me about what PCI Compliance is and why they need a PhD to decrypt the wording or try to understand it. PCI stands for “Payment Card Industry” and was founded by the major credit card companies to bring the whole e-commerce industry to a certain security standard. I feel...
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Every day I see new store owners pop up excited and full of that vibrant energy to start their new enterprise online. They spend countless hours installing, configuring and beautifying their new online store and they just put it online for the first time. I hear people say, “I am glad that I am...
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