By and large, the internet has made the transfer of information much faster, and our lives much easier. Banking and transactions are no exception—over half of U.S. adults use online banking for their daily banking tasks. However, while online banking is much faster...
In the last few years, the National Security Agency (NSA), Facebook, and MyFitnessPal found themselves involved in data breach scandals. As a result, we’re living in times of increasing concern regarding privacy and misuse of personal information. While the debate is...
The Equifax Breach and Your Business—What You Need to Know and Why it Affects You In early September, Equifax announced that it suffered one of the largest security breaches in U.S. history, putting the sensitive information of nearly 143 million Americans at risk. As...
When this post first appeared last summer, we called it “The Breach Days of August,” sounding various alarums from what had been the just concluded Black Hat conference in Las Vegas (a gathering of mostly “white hat” hackers). In what surely...
How Important is Mobile Processing? Our AVPS Contributor Shares Real Examples from Small Businesses In the past few years, mobile processing has revolutionized the way in which many business models operate, as well as create an avenue for start-ups to get their...
Want a Safe Summer Season? Here is How To Prevent Financial Risks We are deep in the heart of the summer travel and shopping seasons, which means more of us are getting out, getting on the road, and exploring new places. Tourism and travel help boost our economy, and...