cyberattacks

2020s Payment Trends, Fighting Fraud With AI, Gas Station Cyberattacks Top This Week’s News
2020s Payment Trends, Fighting Fraud With AI, Gas Station Cyberattacks Top This Week’s News
December 20, 2019  |  News

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — with the latest in payments...

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When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank
When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank
December 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In business – and especially in financial services and banking – trust is built up over decades, and can be destroyed in an instant. And...

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Holiday Season Brings Corporate Payments Fraud Spike
Holiday Season Brings Corporate Payments Fraud Spike
December 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

’Tis the season for corporate fraud? The holidays are unfortunately one of the busiest times of the year for fraudsters looking to capitalize on the...

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Cyber Insurance Market Expected To Reach $15B By 2022
Cyber Insurance Market Expected To Reach $15B By 2022
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

As data breaches and ransomware hacks escalate, cyber protection is becoming one of the fastest-growing insurance industry sectors, a Financial Times special report indicated. The...

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Real-Time Data Takes On Magnitude Of Supply Chain Risks
Real-Time Data Takes On Magnitude Of Supply Chain Risks
October 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When Pitney Bowes, a major logistics service provider, revealed that it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack, it was only the latest case revealing...

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SMBs Enter 2019’s Final Quarter With Plate Full Of Concerns
SMBs Enter 2019’s Final Quarter With Plate Full Of Concerns
October 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The year’s final quarter is upon us, marking an opportunity to look back at Q3 and obtain a reading of small businesses’ most pressing —...

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Mastercard: Fraud-Fighting’s New Mantra — Test, Protect, Prevent
Mastercard: Fraud-Fighting’s New Mantra — Test, Protect, Prevent
October 03, 2019  |  Mastercard

The competition between cybercriminals and the fraud and security teams at banks, tasked with stopping their attacks, is incredibly lopsided. The fraud and security teams...

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Mastercard’s Threat Scan Helps Banks Detect Vulnerabilities
Mastercard’s Threat Scan Helps Banks Detect Vulnerabilities
October 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Mastercard has launched Threat Scan, a global solution to help banks spot authorization weaknesses before a breach occurs, the company announced in a press release...

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The Cybersecurity Juggling Act Of Buyer-Supplier Connectivity
The Cybersecurity Juggling Act Of Buyer-Supplier Connectivity
September 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When cyberattack NotPetya quickly made its rounds, one of its hardest-hit victims — shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk — learned firsthand the threat of a supplier...

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