The Publisher Speaks – It All Adds Up

The payment card industry, along with its council and other related agencies, are becoming a more common household topic in the retailer’s boardrooms. We are finding that more often than what we surely can tolerate, a major retailer is hit with a breach that creates uncertainty in the confidence of the consumer. The apparent fragility of the automation infrastructure, and more specifically the electronic transaction processing sector of the industry are exposed and have been penetrated by foreign attacks from organized crime syndicates that are creating havoc in an evolving industry that not only includes retailers at all levels but also other institutions.