Category: Security

Protect Your Point of Sale System

As data security continues to evolve, so does criminal behavior. Hackers are looking for different vulnerabilities in systems in order to attack them where they’re weakest. In light of the recent #WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, we’ve put together this quick guide on how to safeguard your point of sale system from any potential data thieves. Let’s first start … Continued

Encrypt Your Business in Five Minutes

At Gravity Payments, our security team has worked hard to provide our team with seamless encryption and data security technology that we need to keep our clients’ data safe at every opportunity. However, most individuals don’t have a team of technology experts at their disposal, which is why we have developed some steps for encrypting … Continued

Risky Business Series

Gravity Payments works with community businesses all across the country. As a credit card processing company Gravity Payments works to secure and transfer payment data between businesses and their customers. This is a very important job and vitally important for businesses, which is why we take business security so seriously. While we work tirelessly to … Continued

Risky Business: Ep 03 Encrypt Everything

Encrypt Everything | Risky Business Ep 03 Mick Grove and Dan Carroll discuss data encryption and how you can use encryption to protect all your data from cyber attacks. Encrypt Everything: Video How to Enable BitLocker on Windows How to Enable FileVault on Mac   Interview Full Transcript: Mick Grove: Encrypt your own data. For one example, there was … Continued

How to Enable FileVault Encryption on Mac

Turn on and set up FileVault FileVault 2 is available in OS X Lion or later. When FileVault is turned on, your Mac always requires that you log in with your OS X account password. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy. Click the FileVault tab. Click the Lock button, then enter an administrator … Continued

How to Enable BitLocker for Encryption on Windows

ENABLE BITLOCKER FOR A DRIVE To enable BitLocker, open the Control Panel and navigate to System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption. You can also open Windows Explorer or File Explorer, right-click a drive, and select Turn On BitLocker. If you don’t see this option, you don’t have the right edition of Windows. Click the … Continued

Risky Business: Ep 04 One Password to Rule Them All

One Password to Rule Them All | Risky Business Ep 04 Mick Grove and Dan Carroll discuss best practices for protecting all your passwords. They discuss LastPass and how you can use it to save time and protect you from cyber-attacks. One Password to Rule Them All: Video Download and Install LastPass In Your Browser LastPass … Continued

Risky Business: Ep 05 Keep it Separated

Keep it Separated | Risky Business Ep 05 Mick Grove and Dan Carroll discuss what best practices there are for managing work and personal computer needs. Keep it Separated: Video Full Transcript: Mick Grove: Use your work computer only for work. If you are a small business and a QuickBooks machine, don’t browse Facebook on that. Don’t … Continued

Risky Business: Ep 06 Not All Browsers Are Created Equally

Not All Browsers Are Created Equally | Risky Business Ep 06 Mick Grove and Dan Carroll discuss which web browser is the most secure and ways in which you can install quick and easy plugins for added security. Not All Browsers Are Created Equally: Video Download Google Chrome Here Download HTTP Everywhere Here Download AdBlocker … Continued

Risky Business: Who is Mick Grove?

Mick Grove Mick Grove uses his powers for good. As a skilled hacker, he is able to discover flaws in even the most secure systems. Graduating from Iowa State University in 2003, Mick quickly rose in the security field with successful careers at Wells Fargo, and Amazon before moving into his current position as Senior … Continued