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ThyssenKrupp Trade Secrets Stolen In Massive Hack
December 09, 2016

ThyssenKrupp, the German steelmaker, disclosed Thursday (Dec. 8) that it was hacked and the bad guys stole technical trade secrets from its steel product and manufacturing plant design divisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Gemalto Will Buy 3M’s Identity Management Business
December 09, 2016

A company best known for making Scotch tape and Post-it notes, 3M Co will be selling off a part of its business many will be surprised this morning to find out existed.  Amsterdam-based Gemalto will be buying up 3M’s identity management business for $850 million. Get...

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Germany Fears Election Issues After Cyberattack
December 09, 2016

After nearly 1 million German ISP Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline due to infected routers, the country’s government is concerned about the vulnerability of Germany’s computer network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Moving To Safeguard PII, Bit By Byte And Chip by Chip
December 09, 2016

Cyberfraud is moving beyond credit and debit cards to grab the sensitive data that sells briskly on the black market. In a recent whitepaper, Intel delved into the lure of personally identifiable information (PII) and how to protect it — even with hardware.

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Only One In Four Orgs Can Detect Hack, Respond To A Data Breach
December 08, 2016

New research from global security and compliance solutions provider Tripwire revealed that only 25 percent of organizations have the technology needed to effectively detect and respond to a hack or data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Gamified Hacking Site Promises Prizes And Points For DDoS Attacks
December 08, 2016

Well, one has to hand it to the world’s cybercriminals — they never fail to impress with their inventiveness. Reports are emerging about a Turkish cybercrime syndicate that is working hard to motivate hackers to join its DDoS platform with some stunningly mainstream tactics. Specifically gamification — the site...

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Unisys Brings One Touch To Cyberfraud Fighting
December 07, 2016

Global IT firm Unisys Corporation launched a new software application that enables organization to fight cybercrime with enterprise-wide, micro-segmentation security that can be deployed at the touch of a button. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Amex Acquires InAuth
December 07, 2016

The American Express that exists today (i.e., the one that just acquired InAuth) would look pretty foreign to its first employees of 166 years ago — since, to state the obvious, a lot has changed over that period of time. Long before Amex was a credit...

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97 Percent Of Apps Fail Apple’s Cybersecurity Mandate
December 07, 2016

New research from enterprise mobile threat protection firm Appthority revealed that only 3 percent of enterprise apps adhere to Apple’s new security mandate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...