The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) the appointment of an Internet privacy and security expert as its new chief technologist. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Big data is as ubiquitous to running a modern business as cash or POS systems, but that doesn’t mean that it’s easy or cost-effective to process all of that information in a timely and actionable manner. Fortunately, a startup that does just that is now...
EU lawmakers and member states are making a move to hold Internet firms accountable for reporting serious security breaches or else face sanctions, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Bloomberg Business is reporting that Blue Coat Systems has been taking pitches from investment banks for an initial public offering. This comes just nine months after the Internet security provider was acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital Partners LLC. Get the Full Story Complete...
The company known as CM Ebar LLC, which is the parent operation of the 29-unit Elephant Bar restaurant chain, said Tuesday (Dec. 8) that customers who used credit cards to pay for their purchases between August and December of this year may have been the...
A recent white paper by IDology finds that in the wake of EMV, fraudsters are looking for new avenues to exploit – particularly over mobile devices.
Despite the potential surrounding bitcoin, the alternative payment method has been beleaguered by skepticism and ties to illegal goods ever since it first launched in early 2009. And many have become enthralled in the dark web that bitcoin can weave — even those who one would least...
When most people think of business monopolies, their thoughts turn to telecommunications or related high-tech industries. Rarely, however, do office supplies come into the discussion of antitrust laws. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Ever since the early, AOL-inspired days of the Internet, the average consumer has known the dangers that inadvertently visiting compromised sites poses for the health of a computer. However, with the profusion of connected portable devices nowadays, is the mobile Web protected like its desktop counterpart?...
