15 June 2012 ~ By Stephen Joyce ~ 4 Comments

Credit Card Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility

Last week I wrote a post on Tnooz about PCI compliance and credit card safety.  The reason for this post was to draw some much needed attention to the importance of server security.  The bottom line is that everyone from the small operator to the massive hosting provider is responsible in part for the safety of the data that is stored, displayed , or transmitted by them.

What surprised me the most, however, is that so many businesses don’t take credit card safety seriously until something happens.  You don’t have to look much further than the recent compromise at LinkedIn to learn that 6.5 million passwords were hacked.  If a well funded public company can’t secure their user data, how are small businesses expected to do it.  The answer is that their service providers need to take responsibility for security their customers’ customers.

Have a read of the article and let me know what you think.  Are you taking adequate precautions with your e-commerce site to ensure your customer credit card information is safe?

You can find the article on Tnooz.

4 Responses to “Credit Card Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility”

  1. Colleen Moo King 15 June 2012 at 3:58 pm Permalink

    Great article. Thanks for the tips!
    Colleen Moo King TST LLC
    Travel Syndication Technology

  2. Jackdavid 7 July 2012 at 5:40 am Permalink

    Credit card theft is the main problem with tourist. Many tourist claim that their credit car number is theft while shopping or use machine.

  3. Kristy Hammy 8 July 2012 at 8:23 am Permalink

    As the credit cards keep us stress free from the anxiety of carrying huge amount so we have to give some attention to it. Thanks for a supportive article.

  4. Anna 23 October 2012 at 6:54 am Permalink

    Researchers from a pair of German universities conducted a detailed analysis of thousands of Android apps and found that better than 15 percent of those apps had weak or bad SSL implementations.


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