Search results for "data breaches"

September 12, 2022
Google Finalizes $5.4B Mandiant Acquisition to Bolster Security Portfolio

Google has completed its acquisition of cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services company Mandiant, saying this will bolster Google Cloud’s existing security portfolio and help enterprises with every...


September 08, 2022
KeyBank on Why the Future Is Already Here With Embedded...

Embedded finance helps businesses reduce the risk of fraud and expands support for consumers’ preferred payment methods. In the "Embedded Finance Tracker®," KeyBank’s Bennie Pennington tells PYMNTS how this technology...


September 07, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: Keeping Consumers Safe in Web 3.0

As ubiquitous as the internet may be, there are new and exciting virtual realities to consider: The metaverse is on its way. A poll indicated that four out of five...


September 05, 2022
Cybersecurity Breach at Samsung Exposes US Customer Personal Info

Samsung was the victim of a cybersecurity breach in late July, which saw United States customers’ personal information exposed. Customers’ names, contact information, demographic details, dates of birth and product...


September 05, 2022
CMA Cracks Down on ‘Bundling’ Rules Breach at Top UK...

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) this week announced that it has directed NatWest to issue refunds after it was found to have breached banking rules that forbid...


September 02, 2022
Report: ‘Human Coding Error’ Caused IRS Posting of Confidential Data 

Names, contact information and some financial information of about 120,000 people was reportedly posted in error by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on its website. This confidential taxpayer information had...


September 02, 2022
B2B Payment Trends Driven by Need for Speed

It’s been an eventful period in the B2B payments space. Here’s a recap of recent developments along with an analysis of the trends they illustrate. Integration Takes Top Billing Two...


September 02, 2022
NortonLifeLock to Complete Acquisition of Avast After Regulator’s OK

Following approval by the United Kingdom’s competition regulator, NortonLifeLock announced in a Friday (Sept. 2) press release that its acquisition of fellow cybersecurity software provider Avast is now expected to...


August 31, 2022
TechREG Talks… with Katharine Kemp, Philip Marsden & Jacqueline Downes

In this edition of CPI TechREG Talks, we have the pleasure of presenting a summary of a discussion with Philip Marsden and Allens partner Jacqueline Downes, moderated by Katharine Kemp....


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.