Protecting Your Business Against Fraud

This curated collection of articles delves into fraud prevention strategies, best practices for navigating chargebacks and security breaches in this new landscape of digital business security. From cyber threat mitigation to data privacy, learn how you can protect your business and customers from bad actors.

Operating Your Business

What is PCI Compliance? What You Need to Know

Jul 16, 2023 — 11 min read

Violating PCI compliance can lead to hefty fines for you and your business. Learn more about PCI DSS Compliance and see how Square protects you- for free.

Operating Your Business

How Risk Manager and 3D Secure Can Keep Your eCommerce Business Safe: A Chat with AMR Hair & Beauty Founder Ammar Issa

May 10, 2023 — 4 min read

Online selling is a crucial ingredient in the success of most contemporary businesses. Unfortunately, these digital transactions also expose businesses to the risk of fraud. We spoke to AMR Beauty about how they are protecting their online payments.

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Managing Your Finances

How Square Terminal Keeps Your Payments Safe and Secure

Mar 14, 2023 — 3 min read

Learn how Square Terminal helps protect your customers and business in Australia. Square Terminal is the all in one portable POS and payments solution.

Selling Anywhere

4 Ways Square Reader Keeps Payments Safe and Secure

Aug 05, 2022 — 3 min read

You know and love the “little white card reader” but did you know it packs a powerful security punch, protecting transactions and safeguarding your business?

Operating Your Business

The 7 Most Secure Online and In-Person Payment Methods

Jan 18, 2022 — 4 min read

Looking for the most secure payment methods? Find out the 7 most secure online and in-person payment methods available. Learn more with Square.

Operating Your Business

What is Cybersecurity? How to Keep Your Business Safe

Apr 29, 2021 — 4 min read

In simple terms, cyber security involves the protection of computer systems, networks and programs that are connected to the internet from digital attacks. Learn more about how you can protect your business.

Operating Your Business

Data Security 101: Why Small Businesses Should Worry About Data Breaches, Too

Mar 21, 2019 — 4 min read

Here are what you need to know about data security measures to protect your business from data breaches and improve data security. Read more here.

Operating Your Business

What Is End-to-End Encryption and Why You Really Need It

Jan 24, 2019 — 4 min read

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is one of the great data security measures that small businesses should put in place to protect their data against attacks.

Operating Your Business

How to Avoid Buyer Fraud

Nov 27, 2018 — 3 min read

If you run an online business or have an online store, you may be at risk of experiencing buyer fraud.

Operating Your Business

How Square Keeps Businesses Safe

Sep 01, 2018 — 7 min read

Everything you need to know about how Square protects the businesses that use our platform.

Operating Your Business

3 Ways Square Helps Improve the Security of Your Account

Mar 16, 2018 — 2 min read

Over the past few months we’ve rolled out a number of features to help enhance the security of your account. Here’s three things we've changed to help make your Square account as secure as possible.