Why Worry About a Little Skimmer?

By Craig A. Hoffman on September 17, 2014 Posted in Retail Industry

Merchants—rightfully so—are worried about securing their payment card environments so that their name does not appear in a headline discussing how millions of cards were stolen from them. Faced with the challenge of evaluating the use of P2PE and tokenization, the conversion necessary to prepare for the October 2015 EMV liability shift, reading the tea … Continue Reading

January 15 webinar: Managing Cardholder Data Security Risks in an Evolving Payments Landscape

By Craig A. Hoffman on January 6, 2014 Posted in Payment Card Industry

Please join us from 2-3:30 pm ET on January 15 for a webinar that will provide a look back on significant payment card security events that occurred in 2013 and the security, risk mitigation, and customer relations lessons that can be learned from them. We will also discuss what the continuing and emerging threats may … Continue Reading

Hospitality and Food and Beverage Industries Still Targets of Hackers

By Craig A. Hoffman on February 21, 2011 Posted in Data Breaches, Information Security, Payment Card Industry

This entry was also posted on the Hospitality Lawg—a Baker Hostetler blog featuring commentary on hospitality law, news, and developments. It should no longer come as a surprise that the hospitality and food and beverage industries are favorite targets of hackers. Indeed, some commentators have suggested that hackers view these industries as the low-hanging fruit. … Continue Reading