Heartland to offer Merchant Breach Warranty

January 12, 2015

If the encryption fails on a Heartland Secure machine, Heartland will reimburse the merchant for the amount of compliance fines, fees and/or assessments the…

Uncle Maddio's new IT strategy includes loyalty, ordering and security

December 22, 2014

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will launch a new IT strategy in Q1 aimed at improving customer engagement and franchisee satisfaction.

VendorSafe names new CEO with new private equity partnership

November 19, 2014

VendorSafe Technologies announced this week that Providence Equity Partners has become the company's majority shareholder. Details of the transaction were not…

Restaurant Association teams up with Heartland for webinar on EMV liability shift

November 13, 2014

Heartland Payment Systems has partnered with the National Restaurant Association to present a series of restaurant-specific educational webinars. The first…

EarthLink launches PCI Compliance Solutions Suite

October 7, 2014

EarthLink Holdings Corp., a managed network and cloud solutions provider for multiunit businesses, announced the launch of a new PCI Compliance Solutions…

Jimmy John's confirms data breach

September 24, 2014

Intruders gained access to data via stolen POS login credentials.

PCI 3.0 – A wake-up call for SAQ C merchants

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

It is our concern that merchants have not been properly educated about these changes, and it will be a rude awakening when they discover that they are required…

5 Lessons Learned From Recent Retail Data Breaches [infographic]

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Here are some hard lessons learned for retailers concerning data breaches.

Will CIOs be the final victim after a breach?

Recently, with the need to focus on Big Data, compliance initiatives (such as PCI, HIPPA, or SOX), and data security, the CIO has been elevated in status.

Dutch mobile payment company hoping to help US restaurateurs save on processing fees

Most mobile payments are usually for low amounts but use a processing infrastructure designed 40 years when payments were high.

About the PCI Standards Council

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

The Council’s five founding global payment brands have agreed to incorporate the PCI DSS as the technical requirements of each of their data security…

Why comply with PCI security standards?

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

Why should you, as a merchant, comply with the PCI Security Standards? At first glance, especially if you are a smaller organization, it may seem like a lot of…

Noodles adopts new security, PCI compliance solution

December 12, 2013

The Security Intelligence Company announced that Noodles & Company has deployed LogRhythm's Security Intelligence Platform to help it meet PCI compliance…

New PCI guidelines will go live Jan. 1, 2014

November 11, 2013

The PCI Security Standards Council, an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, has published version 3.0 of the PCI Data…

PAR launches POS enhancements

August 7, 2013

PAR Technology Corporation has released the latest version of PAR EverServ PixelPoint V12 point-of-sale software. EverServ PixelPoint V12 includes more than 4…

Revention launches ordering platform with integrated POS systerm

Revention has released an online ordering solution called Hunger Rush, which runs on an HTML5  Platform, also has POS capabilities, explains Laura Gaudin…

Square launches stand to create another way to use Square Register

Square's Faryl Ury explains how the new stand created by Square allows brick-and-mortar merchants to use the free POS system. The stand can be bolted to the…

Square Cash – A money transfer game changer?

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

Square strives to make financial transactions simple enough so that the average person on the street can participate.

FastCasual.com hosting webinar on mobile payment security

March 19, 2013

With a push toward mobility, restaurant owners are capitalizing on wireless technology to provide customers with new loyalty and couponing programs. Creating a…

EarthLink, ANX launch managed PCI compliance solution

February 20, 2013

EarthLink Inc., an IT and communications provider, and ANXeBusiness Corp., a provider of compliance solutions, have partnered to launch a PCI Compliance…