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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Accountants Sound Off On Wolters Kluwer Cyberattack

Accountants Sound Off On Wolters Kluwer Cyberattack
Accountants Sound Off On Wolters Kluwer Cyberattack
May 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A cyberattack at accounting firm Wolters Kluwer that left its accountant clients unable to access a portal necessary to do their jobs has angered many...

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Six Countries Join Forces To Stop Cybercrime Network
Six Countries Join Forces To Stop Cybercrime Network
May 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Six countries, including the U.S., shut down a cybercrime network that stole around $100 million from victims. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Online Retailers Face New Threats From Hackers
Online Retailers Face New Threats From Hackers
May 16, 2019  |  Retail

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing...

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Fixing Some Of The Big Problems In Payments And Commerce
Fixing Some Of The Big Problems In Payments And Commerce
May 15, 2019  |  Today In Data

Cyber fraud can be a corporate killer if complacency sets in – but there’s an answer for that. There are also fixes in the works...

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Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from...

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Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber insurance firm Coalition just raised $40 million in funding to boost staff, and a data platform that analyzes and underwrites cyber risk. CEO Joshua...

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Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
May 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Boost Mobile, a network owned by Sprint, has notified customers of a hacker attack that accessed an unknown number of accounts, according to a report....

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G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Wolters Kluwer, which fell victim to a malware attack last week, sent a “quiet panic” through the accounting industry, with clients unable to access data...

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Iris-Reading USB Device Marketed As Unhackable Is Hacked
Iris-Reading USB Device Marketed As Unhackable Is Hacked
May 10, 2019  |  Biometrics

The eyeDisk, a USB flash drive that claims to be unhackable, has been hacked by a U.K.-based cybersecurity firm called Pen Test Partners, according to...

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