cyberattacks

Fed Study: Wholesale Payments Vulnerable In Bank Cyberattack
Fed Study: Wholesale Payments Vulnerable In Bank Cyberattack
January 15, 2020  |  Safety and Security

A pre-mortem analysis sounds … ominous. Mortem, after all, is Latin for “dead.” And the term is attached to a report from the New York Federal...

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Predictive Analytics Tech Takes On Supply Chain Unknowns
Predictive Analytics Tech Takes On Supply Chain Unknowns
January 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As board rooms and C-suite executives become more adequately well-versed on the strategic role supply chain management plays in business success, supply chain risk mitigation...

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The B2B Payments Fraud Threat Of Internal Employees
The B2B Payments Fraud Threat Of Internal Employees
January 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It was a difficult week for businesses getting hit with cyberattacks, with foreign currency company Travelex among the most high-profile of recent cases. The currency...

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Barneys Employees Told Paychecks Stalled Due To Ransom Hacker
Barneys Employees Told Paychecks Stalled Due To Ransom Hacker
January 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

A cyberattack is being blamed for holding up paychecks from the remaining staff at the beleaguered Barneys New York. A source told Page Six on...

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UK Police Investigate Travelex Ransomware Attack, Ransom Demand
UK Police Investigate Travelex Ransomware Attack, Ransom Demand
January 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The alleged perpetrators of a cyberattack on Travelex, the “world’s largest retail currency dealer,” was Sodinokibi, a cyber gang demanding ransom, according to reports. Sodinokibi...

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What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar
What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar
January 07, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A crippling cyberwar with Iran looms, but maybe not. In an interview with Karen Webster, Samuel S. Visner, director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded...

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Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
January 06, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have gone up several notches with the killing of Qassem Soleimani, which might raise the risk for cyberattacks. If...

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Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon To Boost Cybersecurity
Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon To Boost Cybersecurity
December 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Mastercard is purchasing artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics startup RiskRecon to accelerate the development of cybersecurity solutions, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Dec. 23). Cyberattacks have...

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The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform
The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform
December 23, 2019  |  SMBs

When people joke about boring professions and industries, one can bet that insurance will almost always be one of the top targets of such humor....

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