Books
Crypto Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction to Creating Your Own Money for Investors and Inventors
Apress | 2022
Apress | 2022
“Crypto Basics” is the only practical guide for developers and entrepreneurs explaining how to create and run your own cryptocurrency step by step, presented by the creator of two cryptocurrencies. The book also describes the technology and economics of cryptocurrencies as a preparation for crypto trading, investing, and other business activities. In addition, "Crypto Basics" contains a detailed overview of special topics such as security, privacy, and usability of crypto as a mainstream payment system.
Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians: Exploring the Foundations of Crypto Payments
Universal Publishers | March, 2016
Universal Publishers | March, 2016
It’s thoughtless to start using something you don’t trust. It’s difficult to start trusting something you don’t understand. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians contains answers to the following questions: how bitcoin is different from other payment systems, and why we can trust cryptocurrencies. The book compares bitcoin with its predecessors and competitors, and demonstrates the benefits of cryptocurrency over any other existing methods of payments. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians starts from overview of the evolution of payment systems from gold and paper money to payment cards to cryptocurrencies, and ends up with explaining the fundamentals of security and privacy of crypto payments by explaining the details of cryptography behind bitcoin in layman’s terms.
Must-have guide for professionals responsible for securing credit and debit card transactions
As recent breaches like Target and Neiman Marcus show, payment card information is involved in more security breaches than any other data type. In too many places, sensitive card data is simply not protected adequately. Hacking Point of Sale is a compelling book that tackles this enormous problem head-on. Exploring all aspects of the problem in detail - from how attacks are structured to the structure of magnetic strips to point-to-point encryption, and more – it's packed with practical recommendations. This terrific resource goes beyond standard PCI compliance guides to offer real solutions on how to achieve better security at the point of sale.
As recent breaches like Target and Neiman Marcus show, payment card information is involved in more security breaches than any other data type. In too many places, sensitive card data is simply not protected adequately. Hacking Point of Sale is a compelling book that tackles this enormous problem head-on. Exploring all aspects of the problem in detail - from how attacks are structured to the structure of magnetic strips to point-to-point encryption, and more – it's packed with practical recommendations. This terrific resource goes beyond standard PCI compliance guides to offer real solutions on how to achieve better security at the point of sale.
White Papers
Privacy Transactions on Block Lattice
GitHub | July, 2020
GitHub | July, 2020
Lyra Block Lattice
GitHub | June, 2020
GitHub | June, 2020
Implementing payment card data encryption with HP POS: MSR encryption and key injection
Hewlett-Packard | October, 2014
Hewlett-Packard | October, 2014
Secure Payments with HP: Implementing Point-to-point Encryption Using HP Retail Solutions
Hewlett-Packard | March, 2014
Hewlett-Packard | March, 2014
Articles and Essays
A question no one is asking about the Colonial Pipeline ransom attack
VentureBeat | June 2021
VentureBeat | June 2021
New password guidelines say everything we thought about passwords is wrong
VentureBeat | April 2017
VentureBeat | April 2017
The Perils of Self-Publishing
The Analogies Project | May 2016
The Analogies Project | May 2016
Apple Pay, one year later: Why mobile payments have failed to catch on as we're still looking for something better
City A.M. | December 2015
City A.M. | December 2015
Apple Pay and other mobile payments: Why we still don’t use them
VentureBeat | December 2015
VentureBeat | December 2015
Does the Apple Pay token contain cardholder data?
VentureBeat | September 2014
VentureBeat | September 2014
7 reasons why we’re going to see more card data breaches at our favorite retail stores
VentureBeat | August 2014
VentureBeat | August 2014
These new mobile wallet apps will make it easier, not harder, for hackers to hijack your payment card
VentureBeat | March 2014
VentureBeat | March 2014
Lawsuit against Target and Trustwave gets the security standard all wrong
VentureBeat | March 2014
VentureBeat | March 2014
Bitcoin payments pose security challenges for brick and mortar merchants
SC Magazine | February 2014
SC Magazine | February 2014
Target, Neiman-Marcus, Michaels: How PCI data security standards are failing us
VentureBeat | February 2014
VentureBeat | February 2014
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