We know that one of the joys of running a tour and activities business is the freedom it can offer. Your business doesn’t happen at a desk, so you shouldn’t have to be tied to one all day either. But there is one tricky issue our clients bring to us: How do you take secure […]
Data breaches are a nightmare for any company, large or small. We hear about major data leaks regularly in the news, but those cases barely scratch the surface. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) tracked 1093 data breaches in the U.S. last year alone — a 40 percent increase over 2015’s near-record high. We take […]
Your online booking engine has to be secure. If you are currently requesting credit card information on a page that is NOT secure, you are in violation of your merchant agreement and could face severe penalties if you do not secure it. Let’s take a look at some simple precautions you can take to ensure your […]
There are many business verification and validation services that offer certified seal/mark programs that help to establish your online credibility. In some cases, these validation services also double as PCI compliance scan providers. In almost all cases, a secondary benefit of the programs is an increase in trust and credibility with customers that can help […]
Online booking system security should be taken very seriously. PCI Compliance stands for “Payment Card Industry” Compliance which are a set of security standards development by the credit card brands (Visa and MasterCard) to protect customer credit card data. You have probably heard in the past about systems being hacked and credit cards numbers being stolen […]