HOLIDAY HEIST: How to avoid holiday online shopping scams
is to check if it is Payment Card Industry compliant, according to Stephanie Benoit-Kurtz, lead cybersecurity faculty of the College of Business and Information Technology at University of Phoenix.
According to Benoit-Kurtz, PCI compliance, which is directed by credit card companies to protect consumers, "mandates that a variety of standards be upheld to ensure secure credit card transactions." If a website is not PCI-compliant then "personally identifiable information is potentially at risk, either through aor through the consumer’s computer or device because the end-point security necessary to shield the transaction is absent or inadequate," she added.
If a warning appears on a website showing that a PCI certificate is not secure or is even expired, personal information is again at risk, according to Benoit-Kurtz. Ticketmaster website is shown on a computer screen on Nov. 18, 2022 in Miami, Fla.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
13 Ultimate Holiday Must-Haves to Gift This Holiday SeasonFrom gifts designed to pamper and beautify, to those gifts suited for the global traveler, these essentials will delight anyone on your list. Happy holidays! spon
Read more »
Rooftop Cinema Club Turns Winter Wonderland With a Holiday-Inspired Movie LineupThe temperature is cooling down for the winter and holiday decorations are popping up all around town. What better way is there to get in the holiday spirit than to cozy up at the Manchester Grand Hyatt rooftop in the Downtown San Diego Embarcadero and watch classic holiday flicks? From now until Dec. 23 San Diegans can indulge in their favorite nostalgic holiday-themed movies. Here’s what you can expect in the lineup.
Read more »
The A.V. Club's weekly film round upHere's how Hunt, Violent Night, and Reno 911: It's A Wonderful Heist, stack up
Read more »
Welcome to the age of the messy heist movieThere’s nothing cooler than a perfectly executed heist film. But a new kind of heist movie has emerged in recent years: the messy caper. Critic Leila Jordan looks at two such films, 'American Animals' and 'The Duke.'
Read more »
The 3-minute heist wreaking havoc on Bay Area residentsSkyrocketing catalytic converter thefts lead to monthslong backorders for Prius parts.
Read more »
Senate approves bill to avoid rail strike during holiday seasonBREAKING: The Senate voted to avert a railroad worker strike. The measure now goes to President Biden’s desk.
Read more »