Someone found out my password and now I have to rename my dog.

Do you use your pet's name for passwords? According to a survey by credit card firm Visa Europe, well over three quarters of surfers choose passwords relating to friends, family and memorable dates. Only one in five of the survey's respondents (22 per cent) said they use a mixture of random letters and characters, with the rest opting for more sentimental log-ins including birthdays, nicknames and the names of favorite pets. Worryingly, the word 'password' itself still accounts for two per cent of the nation's most common password choice. Another three per cent use their cash machine Pin. A third of respondents admitted they use the same password for all their log-ins, with a further quarter using the same password nearly all or most of the time. Only 42 per cent have between two to four passwords and just 12 per cent manage to remember between five and seven, the research found. "Of course it is important that our passwords are personal and meaningful to us, but also that they are difficult to decipher and not easily guessed."  As your credit card processor, we feel compelled to reiterate the importance of security.  Although complicated passwords are a nusance, they really are essential to safe custody of sensitive information. Here is a link to a free strong password generator.  Strong passwords are a key to reducing hacker threats and are a must on financial accounts.   A common reason people don't use strong passwords is that they are hard to remember.  There are a number of password managers such as RoboForm available that will save your passwords so you only need to remember one. Protecting your customer's account information as well as your own is an investment well worth the effort.  A data breach could be extremely costly.

Merchant Chain Link

Save with the Frontline Merchant Chain Link

     

We are proud to offer another benefit of using Frontline as your credit card processor, the Frontline Merchant Chain Link, a new weekly newsletter sent to thousands of merchants, advertising business to business discounts.

We believe working together is a great way to get through tough economic times. As one of thousands of vetted Frontline Processing merchants, we know that you are a stable and reliable business that we can recommend to others.
Would you like to save money on office supplies, Chiropractic sessions, salon treatments, carpet cleaning, equipment rentals and other merchandise and services? Would you like to boost customer traffic to your business?  Maybe you have a surplus of a product you would like to move out.  

  

Here's how it works...

Participating merchants offer discounts for their products and services that Frontline will advertise to fellow Frontline merchants on Frontline's website and our new Chain Link newsletter.  These offers will help drive customers to your business and increase sales.   Your fellow merchants benefit from the discounts and you will enjoy additional revenue from additional sales.

We will publish your Chain Link deals and specials weekly and on our website page.  You have free advertising space to offer your discounts to other merchants and their families.  It could be a one time offer or a ongoing discount to all Chain Link merchants.  Why not give it a try and see the benefits of business to business network marketing discounts.

To learn more or join our Frontline Merchant Chain Link program, email us at Chain@FrontlineProcessing.com.   Let's all work together for success.