Search results for "data breaches"

April 11, 2014
US: Cyber threat sharing excused from antitrust scrutiny

Days after a bug in the encryption technology, known as “Heartbleed,” surfaced as a massive threat to online users’ privacy, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are...


April 10, 2014
Will the Fed Follow The States’ Lead In Passing Data-Breach...

Currently 46-states have passed data-breach legislation and New Mexico is heading toward being the 47th. State legislators in the Southwestern state are currently considering HB 224, which would mandate that organizations...


April 10, 2014
Cardholder Data Breaches are Rapidly on the Rise: How P2PE,...

Last year, the payments industry spent over $40 billion on programs designed to keep cardholder data secure. The Target breach, however, has created a new sense of urgency about what...


April 09, 2014
Webinar Registration: Cardholder Data Breaches are Rapidly on the Rise...

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April 08, 2014
Solving Global Payments Problems with Prepaid

The key to running a successful prepaid program in any market globally is to develop profitable and ethical business practices,something Amit Sethi dubs “market-appropriate” business models. And innovation plays a...


April 07, 2014
Will Louisiana Send Prepaid Packing?

Yet another state, Louisiana, is looking to convert plastic back to paper, at least when it comes to how tax refunds are distributed. Under a bill approved by the state’s...


April 04, 2014
New Insights Into How Merchants Use Mobile

A major shift is underway in how merchants position mobile payments as a source of revenue, according to new research from fraud-prevention specialist Kount. Some 2,000 folks responded to Kount’s...


April 02, 2014
Security Series

This series is designed to provide insight, analysis and points of view about the issues and options related to security and risk in a digital/mobile environment. From the networks’ recent...


April 01, 2014
The Ten Hottest Trends in Payments

Sure, security is on everyone’s mind these days, as no one wants to be the next poster child for data breaches. But other fundamental issues and market changes also are...


Authenticated Payments
Single Sign-On Bridges The Authentication Gap Customer authentication walks a tightrope between seamlessness and security, but single sign-on (SSO) systems can bridge this gap using a single password administered by third parties like Facebook or Google. In this month’s “Authenticated Payments Report,” a PYMNTS and LoginID collaboration, Clay McDaniel, CEO of Ripl, outlines how SSO solutions can safeguard the payments process while sparing users from managing countless usernames and passwords.