Best of the Web 11.30.12
November 30, 2012 | No Comments | Featured
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Welcome to the Bi-Weekly Best of the Web – a great way to catch up on recent commentary and compelling content from across the Web. Every other Friday, we’ll post insightful news articles, noteworthy blog posts and more related to the world of payments, payment data security and technology.
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Most Small Merchants Store Unencrypted Card Data <Tweet this article>
by Ed McKinley
The vast majority of small merchants are still storing unencrypted card data and most don’t even know it, according to statistics compiled by a security vendor.
To make matters worse, the stats improved only minutely over last year, according to SecurityMetrics Inc., the Orem, Utah-based security company……… Click here to read more
Organizations Fail to Realize the Implications of a Data Breach <Tweet this article>
by Help Net Security
New research by the Ponemon Institute revealed that 54 percent of respondents have experienced at least one data breach in the last year, with nearly a fifth (19 percent) experiencing more than four.
Perhaps more worryingly, those that have so far avoided a data breach demonstrated a real lack of awareness of the financial and long-term damage that a breach can have on a company……………. Click here to read more
MasterCard Launches Credit Card With Built-in LCD, Keyboard <Tweet this article>
by Adario Strange
Facing ever-mounting pressure from the likes of Square, Paypal, Google Wallet, and others, traditional credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard are facing technology-driven challenges unlike any they’ve seen before. And while the Internet appears to be the primary disruptive element powering those new challenges, MasterCard has decided that its strategy for competing with payment service upstarts lies in creating an innovative new card that is fully interactive…….……. Click here to read more
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