I am publishing this post on the anniversary of my business being summarily dispatched.This is an ugly story about the WORST credit card processor in the universe and what they did to me. I waited to publish this until I got my seized assets back and then even longer just in case I wanted to try to get off the TMF — that’s a blacklist more like a black hole that I assume I have been put on (of course they don’t TELL you; you find out when you apply somewhere else and you have no clear recourse. You have been warned. I understand if you don’t wish to read on.
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The dork is featured again in Issue #4 (August 1) of Information Security Short Takes that I was in last month. This blog features a monthly blog carnival potpourri webzine of useful selection of security related articles. I know, I know, nobody wants to hear about security. It’s boring as all get out, and it’ll probably not happen to you. Except that it is happening, to more and more of us each year. Knowledge is power in this game. Know how it works, what to do and what not to do, and diminish your chance of being ripped off. 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Fun Web and Blog Goodies, Hacking and Security article syndication, blog carnival, consequences, crack, credit card, hack, identity, identity theft, info security, linkedin, nightmare, security, security articles, tail, webzine
7 comments - (Comments are closed) Hacking and Security crack, credit card, data stream, disposable credit card number, merchants, point of sale, security, swiper A layman’s guide to credit card security. Colleen explains encryption, trust, and fraud building. This post is a must-read. . . . → Read More: Credit card security online: what you need to know 11 comments - (Comments are closed) Geek Stuff, Hacking and Security CA, credit card, Encryption, PCI, Private Key, Public Key, security, SSL |
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Another database: CRACKED A recent security breach of a local online merchant prompted me to write this post. As a shopping cart software author and former security analyst at