Security & Fraud

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FireEye Says Cisco Routers Vulnerable To Cyberspies
September 16, 2015

Mandiant, the computer forensic arm of cybersecurity firm FireEye, has uncovered secret cyber attacks targeting routers made by Cisco. 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...

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Employees Are Biggest Threats To Cybersecurity
September 16, 2015

Business professionals surveyed about the security measures they felt are the most important in thwarting cyber threats pointed to the use of employee background checks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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China’s Central Bank Says Tighter Rules Will Help Innovation
September 16, 2015

The Chinese Central Bank is tightening rules for eCommerce companies using third-party payment services to curb illegal transactions and boost innovation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Merchant Innovation
The Tokenization And/Or Encryption Decision
September 16, 2015

Protecting cardholder data at the point-of-sale is critical, with many merchants struggling with the choice of deploying tokenization or encryption. And throwing EMV into the mix takes the decision process to a new level. But Tiffany Trent-Abram, VP Global Product, Transaction Network Services sat down...

International
No Cyber Sanctions In Place Before Chinese President’s US Visit
September 16, 2015

There will be no U.S. sanctions against Chinese companies and other entities as punishment for “economic cyberattacks” imposed ahead of a planned U.S. visit next week by President Xi Jinping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

US Prosecutors Grill Second JPMorgan Hack Suspect
September 15, 2015

The JPMorgan hacking investigation has taken on a new twist, as U.S. prosecutors are in talks with a second Florida man tied to the case, Reuters reported Monday (Sept. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

In Depth
Cyber Insurance Market To Thrive, Triple By 2020
September 14, 2015

According to a report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers today (Sept. 14), the cyber insurance market is expected to reach $7.5 billion in annual premiums by the end 2020 and at least $5 billion by 2018.

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One Weapon, Millions Of Cyber Attacks Stopped!
September 14, 2015

From April to June of this year, more than 75 million cyber-attacks were detected and stopped in real time. How? With the effective use of data. To learn how data is crushing the fight against fraud, join Vince Lau, Senior Product Manager of ThreatMetrix, and...

The Bitcoin King Charged With Embezzlement
September 14, 2015

The man once known in the bitcoin community as “Bitcoin King” (probably because he handled a majority of bitcoin in circulation) finally faces the legal troubles he’s be running from. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...