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Gov’t Agencies No Longer Able To Use Kaspersky Lab Products
December 13, 2017

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab software within the U.S. government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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ISIS Targeting Internet For Next Caliphate
December 07, 2017

ISIS’s goal of an Islamic State may be over, but the terrorist group is still a risk using the internet as its main tool to radicalize and do its bidding, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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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...

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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....

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South Africa’s Biggest Data Breach A Mystery
October 19, 2017

In what may be South Africa’s largest data breach, hackers may have gotten away with extensive personal information, including ID numbers, income, marital status, employment details and property ownership information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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IRS Suspends Equifax Contract
October 16, 2017

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company, was dealt another blow last week when the Internal Revenue Service suspended a contract that is worth more than $7 million that it had recently awarded the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Hyatt Hotels Gets Cyber Intruder…Again
October 13, 2017

Hyatt, the hotel operator, is alerting its customers that it was hit with a credit card breach, marking the second big breach in a few years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Consumer Authentication Gets Fishy In Dubai International Airport
October 11, 2017

Dubai International Airport has come up with a unique way to check passenger IDs: A virtual tunnel-shaped aquarium equipped with 80 invisible cameras that will identify passengers as they walk through. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Analyst Warned Of Equifax’s Lax Cybersecurity Last Year
October 09, 2017

Financial company MSCI had warned Equifax a year before its massive data breach that there were signs it wasn’t protecting the data of its millions of customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...