Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
The Perfect Secure Payments Storm
November 01, 2017

The updated 3D Secure 2.0 protocol and the European Union’s (EU) second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) have delivered a one-two punch for issuers and merchants in order to comply with these new regulatory requirements and network authentication processes. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Cybersecurity
Fraudsters And The Retail Identity Crisis
November 01, 2017

Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a...

Cybersecurity
The FTC On Identity Fraud’s Biggest Threat
October 30, 2017

In one of the more unfortunate examples of practice making perfect, fraudsters are getting better at what they do. According to the latest edition of the PYMNTS Global Fraud Index – after a short lull post-EMV in the U.S., when fraud briefly went down – they...

Cybersecurity
McAfee Won’t Let Foreign Governments Review Their Code
October 27, 2017

McAfee, the security software company, is no longer allowing foreign governments to look over the source code of its products, stopping a practice that security experts have cautioned could enable nations to conduct cyberattacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Cybersecurity
AIG To Add Cybersecurity To Policies In 2018
October 27, 2017

American International Group (AIG), the causality insurance company, is gearing up to look at all of its commercial policies with an eye toward including coverage against cyberattacks, kicking off in January. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Fear The Reaper: Botnet Could Be Bigger And Badder Than Mirai
October 26, 2017

Just in time for Halloween, the Reaper is coming, and he’s after your internet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Cybersecurity
What Makes Dating Apps Vulnerable To Hacks
October 26, 2017

Dating apps are particularly vulnerable to as many as three different types of cyberattacks that can track and reveal users’ locations, their identities and their employers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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‘BadRabbit’ Malware Targets Russia
October 25, 2017

A new malware campaign dubbed “BadRabbit” infected computer systems in Russia and other countries on Tuesday (Oct. 24), reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Fraud Prevention
How To Build A Fraud Team
October 25, 2017

There are different levels of fraud management an organization can implement, from completely in-house to completely outsourced. But for a company planning to build an internal team to manage and prevent fraud 24/7, it’s important to understand the value and limitations of this approach. In...