PCI stands for "Payment Card Industry" data security standard and now your website will benefit from the assurance of these added security measures whether or not accept credit cards.

The following background for the PCI standard now actively implemented on all our servers: This standard was developed by the major credit card companies as a guideline to help organizations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud, cracking and various other security vulnerabilities and threats. A company processing, storing, or transmitting payment card data must be PCI DSS compliant or risk losing their ability to process credit card payments and being audited and/or fined [1]. Merchants and payment card service providers must validate their compliance periodically. This validation gets conducted by auditors - i.e. persons who are the PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs). Although individuals receive QSA status reports on compliance can only be signed off by an individual QSA on behalf of a PCI council approved consultancy. Smaller companies, processing fewer than about 80,000 transactions a year, are allowed to perform a self-assessment questionnaire.

The current version of the standard (1.1) specifies 12 requirements for compliance, organized into 6 logically related groups, which are called "control objectives."

The control objectives and their requirements are:

• Build and Maintain a Secure Network: maintain a firewall configuration and Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters

• Protect Cardholder Data: Protect stored cardholder data and Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks

• Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program

  • use and regularly update anti-virus software

  • Develop and maintain secure systems and applications

  • Implement Strong Access Control Measures

  • Restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know

  • Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access

  • Restrict physical access to cardholder data

• Regularly Monitor and Test Networks

  • Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data

  • Regularly test security systems and processes

• Maintain an Information Security Policy

  • Maintain a policy that addresses information security

Our web servers are now Hacker Safe too. What does that mean for your website?

• Customer’s who see this logo feel more secure when visiting your site, which will increase conversions

• Scanning exposes loopholes in site where hackers can penetrate

• As a deterrent to future hackers who see the logo

Contact us to enroll your website in the HackerSafe program and to add the ScanAlert icon to your website.

Get better web exposure from Google Maps? Simple step you can do yourself.

Google gathers business information from numerous websites, Yellowpages.ca directories, and other sources to populate Google Maps search results. With the large amount of information they're currently managing, it's possible that they haven't yet found your listing. If you'd like to expedite things, you can easily enter your information into their online Local Business Center for free. Here's how:

• Visit the Local Business Center.

• If you already have a Google Account, sign in with your email and password.

• If you don't have a Google Account, click "Sign up for an account now."

• Follow the instructions to create a listing.

Please note the following:

• The street address you enter will display in the Google Maps search results.

• If you have an AdWords login, you can use it to log in to the Local Business Center.

• Once you've submitted your business information, you can verify your information with either a touch-tone phone or a PIN that will be sent to your business address. Once the listing is verified, your information should appear in our results within six weeks.

• You'll need to be able to receive mail at your business address if you are unable to verify by phone.

Also, please note the following:

• The Local Business Center is only available for businesses in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, the UK, China, and Japan.

• Google doesn't accept payment to include listings or sites in our search results. However, we do offer locally targeted ads - which are clearly labeled as sponsored links - through our AdWords program.

• For information about adding your website to Google, please review the Webmaster Help Center. 
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Simple steps to creating and administering your own email accounts - PLESK account required available with all our servers.

Basic Mailbox Setup - how to create a mailbox on our web servers using the Plesk control panel.

• Login to the web hosting control panel as per the instructions given (you will need the link and your password). Click the Mail button. Click Add New Mail Name.

• Enter the email name (the yourname part of yourname@yourdomain.com) into the Mail Name text box and enter the password for this mailbox into the Password text boxes.

• Remove the tick from Control Panel Access. Tick the Mailbox checkbox. Ignore all other settings for now.

• Scroll down and click the OK button.

• Your mailbox is now available for use.

  Creating a default email account flash video tutorial

More PLESK administrative tutorials: http://www.parallels.com/gb/products/plesk/tutorials/ 

Professionally crafted award-winning web development with user objectives driving the design since 1997. The freshest principles as they apply to a clean, clear and successful web experience. This combined with our ultra-strong programming skills has positioned us to deliver your web presence at the highest level using the latest web 2.0 standards.

WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST THIS LONG AWAITED SPRING!

Thank you for your continued support! If you have any suggestions, tips, or other comments please e-mail them to us at: integrate@inorbital.com

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