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Four Novel Ways to Secure Credit Card Payments

September 7, 2018 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

With fraud looming as an ever-present and sophisticated threat, it’s important to protect your business by equipping it with the most innovative technology available. Although PCI DSS requirements increase each year to meet new fraud techniques, you can always take your security a step further by staying informed about novel security features.

Who Uses DDoS Attacks and Why?

March 20, 2018 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

If your business has ever suffered through a Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attack, it’s was likely experience you haven’t forgotten, as much as you might like to. For your website, a DDoS attack is like being paralyzed – your website becomes unable to respond to the simplest request, your PCI-compliant online store is completely unusable by paying customers, everything that makes your business go suddenly grinds to a halt like you’re stuck in the world’s worst traffic jam.

PCI Compliant Hosting Requirements: 12-Point Checklist

January 1, 2018 by Kent Roberts under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council develops standards that outline the proper protection of data in today’s security climate. These specifications form the basis of PCI compliant hosting requirements. Compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is necessary for merchants and other entities that process payment cards, transmit that data, or store it.

Was Your E-Commerce Hosting ready for the Black Friday Rush?

December 8, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

In 2016, for the first time in history, Americans spent more money online on Black Friday than they did in retail, avoiding the trampling crowds searching packed department stores for the best deals in retail.

A full 108.5 million customers did their shopping online, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation: nearly 10 million more than the 99.1 million that braved the weather and crowds to do their shopping in person.

How to Reduce Your PCI Scope When Accepting Payments

October 28, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

Accepting credit card payments can greatly boost your business’s bottom line, but it comes with an immense responsibility. Anyone paying attention to the news knows how ubiquitous credit card breaches and hacks have become, with Target, Home Depot, and now even Equifax — a premier U.S. credit bureau — falling victim to data breaches that compromise precious cardholder and personal data.

My business is starting to grow, and my bank says I need PCI compliance – Where do I start?

October 3, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

PCI compliance is the leading industry standard for secure handling of payment card data, and is generally required for businesses accepting credit, debit or other payment cards, as well as the companies that supply them with services, software and hardware to process those payments.

The Payment Cards Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) was formed in 2006 by five leading credit card companies, and sets security standards which provide the assurance which underpins payment processing arrangements and partnerships. For this reason, it is very common for banks to require businesses to demonstrate PCI compliance when they are handling sensitive customer payment data.

Bandwidth Concerns: Finding E-commerce Hosting Solutions as a Small Business Owner

September 30, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

Of all the important steps that need to be taken in order to successfully run a small business, it may be the backend operations that are the most confounding. That’s because all web hosting isn’t the same. Depending on the specific kind of website and business you are developing, you’ll have certain requirements that need to be met by your hosting provider in order to achieve the performance levels you need to be successful and to meet any regulatory rules that might exist in your industry.

There are some features that are a must have if you’re looking to launch an e-commerce based business. By following some simple guidelines during your search, you can quickly narrow down the list of viable hosting solution candidates. Dedicated hosting with managed services or managed cloud hosting can cover most of your needs, but let’s explore why they make the most sense for your e-commerce business.

Safety in Redundancy: Why It’s Important to Have Multiple Backups

August 3, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

Everyone is familiar with the idiom, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” It’s a good general rule to operate under, and that is certainly the case when it comes to the safety of your data. Whether it’s the files that make up your website or a database with sensitive information, it’s critical to your operations that there is always some way to restore your data so that you don’t suffer from excessive downtime, or worse, be noncompliant with certain regulatory agencies depending on the industry you operate in. Yes, your backup solutions, or lack thereof, could be putting you at risk of being in violation of some laws.

If your business operates within the healthcare industry and creates electronic medical records, there are specific requirements in place regarding not only the storage of EMRs but also where you back up these records. These requirements can be found in the HIPAA Security Final Rule: the Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Specifications and are an important consideration in HIPAA-compliant hosting, which Atlantic.Net provides. There are certain backup elements that must meet contingency plan standards.

Security Penetration Testing: What It Is and Why You Need It

August 1, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

If your bank is requiring your company to perform a penetration test as part of your PCI compliance, you’re not alone. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) are now requiring penetration testing (or pen tests) for all organizations that accept credit card payments. It’s an added way to ensure the security of credit card transactions and associated storage practices.

So what, exactly, is penetration testing? It’s a way to test your system’s security by trying to exploit its weaknesses. In the same way that the Federal Reserve requires FDIC-insured banks to undergo stress tests, penetration tests are safe methods of attempting to identify security weaknesses in your systems. As the saying goes, one of the best ways to help protect against hacks into your systems is for someone you trust to try hacking into your systems. This will allow you to rectify security issues before they can be exploited by unauthorized individuals.

Small Business PCI Compliance Guide

April 28, 2017 by Editorial Team under PCI Hosting 0 Comments

PCI Compliance – Critical for small businesses

PCI compliance is critical for small businesses. It is important for two reasons: it gets the company in line with the standards set up by the major credit and debit card brands, and it legitimately checks the security of the business’s systems. In other words, PCI compliance isn’t just about following rules but about protection – especially important since three in five small businesses that get hacked are bankrupt within six months.

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Four Novel Ways to Secure Credit Card Payments

PCI Compliant Hosting Requirements: 12-Point Checklist

How to Reduce Your PCI Scope When Accepting Payments

My business is starting to grow, and my bank says I need PCI compliance – Where do I start?

Bandwidth Concerns: Finding E-commerce Hosting Solutions as a Small Business Owner

Safety in Redundancy: Why It’s Important to Have Multiple Backups

Security Penetration Testing: What It Is and Why You Need It

Small Business PCI Compliance Guide

PCI Compliance – Critical for small businesses

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