Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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No Phishing: Multilayered Defense Best Way to Keep Fraudsters Empty-Handed
No Phishing: Multilayered Defense Best Way to Keep Fraudsters Empty-Handed
October 19, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

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US Needs Privacy Standard Like GDPR, Alphabet’s Pichai Says
US Needs Privacy Standard Like GDPR, Alphabet’s Pichai Says
October 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, said in a recent interview that there would be a need for new regulations, specifically for privacy...

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Proposed Bill Requires Ransomware Victims To Disclose Payments To Homeland Security
Proposed Bill Requires Ransomware Victims To Disclose Payments To Homeland Security
October 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Victims of cyberattacks involving ransomware payments would have to report payouts to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Ransomware Disclosure Act proposed by Sen....

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Google Warns Government-Backed Hackers Are on the Rise
Google Warns Government-Backed Hackers Are on the Rise
October 17, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning high-risk groups that there has been a surge in activity by government-backed hacking campaigns, up 33% so far...

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Artsy on Leveraging Mobile Payments to Drive Cross-Border Art Sales
Artsy on Leveraging Mobile Payments to Drive Cross-Border Art Sales
October 15, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Auction houses and art galleries are ready to take their operations global and are going all-in to reach buyers online. In the Cross-Border Retail Payments...

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UK FCA Issues Guidance About Remote, Hybrid Work Risks
UK FCA Issues Guidance About Remote, Hybrid Work Risks
October 13, 2021  |  International

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed down new guidance for regulated business sectors over the risks involved with remote and hybrid work environments...

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Two Facebook Crypto Engineers Jump Ship For Andreessen Horowitz
Two Facebook Crypto Engineers Jump Ship For Andreessen Horowitz
October 12, 2021  |  Personnel

Two engineers working for the past two years to co-create Facebook’s Novi digital wallet — formerly called Calibra — left the company to work with...

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Artificial Intelligence is ‘Shining Star’ in Fight Against Healthcare Payments Fraud
Artificial Intelligence is ‘Shining Star’ in Fight Against Healthcare Payments Fraud
October 12, 2021  |  Healthcare

The healthcare industry’s fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) problem has gone from bad to worse during the pandemic, but new signs suggest the insurers and...

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LoginID Gets Research Grant From Algorand Foundation 
LoginID Gets Research Grant From Algorand Foundation 
October 08, 2021  |  Blockchain

The Algorand Foundation announced on Friday (Oct. 8) it has awarded a grant to FIDO-certified authentication provider LoginID that will allow the company to research...

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