September 22, 2017
DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
It turns out even the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) computers aren’t super secure, even following a breach last year, according to a report in Reuters. Citing a confidential weekly...
September 22, 2017
Equifax CEO To Explain Leak To Congress
Members of Congress are getting ready to grill Equifax CEO Richard Smith, who is set to testify about his company’s massive data breach that impacted as many as 143 million...
September 22, 2017
Banks Pressure Equifax To Get Its Act Together
Financial services firms, it seems, are running out of patience with Equifax. According to reports in Reuters, the credit reporting bureau runs the risk of losing support from banks —...
September 22, 2017
Equifax Hit With Small Business Class Action Suit
Equifax, which is enduring the fallback from the latest major cybersecurity breach to rock the U.S. market, now has to face up to small businesses (SMBs) affected by the event....
September 22, 2017
Jumio CEO: Outfoxing The Cyberfraudsters In Real Time
Jumio CEO Stephen Stuut says innovation is key, and must always evolve, when it comes to taking on the bad guys in cyberspace – the ones who steal IDs, and...
September 22, 2017
Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
Sizzle Authentication Technologies: Bound to get a bump, and a big one, sustainable for quite a while. With Equifax in the headlines, naturally, and a rush to cover one’s,...
September 21, 2017
Fed Chair Urges Banks To Revisit Controls After Equifax Breach
After the Equifax data breach, the Federal Reserve wants to ensure that the banks it supervises take appropriate actions if fraudulent transactions are found or if data is contaminated. According to Bloomberg, Chair...
September 21, 2017
Equifax Links To Fake Equifax Page
They say it never rains but it pours — and we imagine the team at Equifax is looking pretty avidly for the umbrellas right now. After being the home of...
September 20, 2017
Cuomo Says Credit Reporting Firms Should Comply With NY’s Cybersecurity...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he wants credit reporting firms to comply with the state’s new cyber-security regulations in the wake of the massive Equifax hack, according to...