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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Latest Victim Of The SWIFT Attacks? A Nepalese Bank
Latest Victim Of The SWIFT Attacks? A Nepalese Bank
November 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Another bank has been hit in the string of cyberattacks that have been targeting the global SWIFT bank messaging system. The latest victim is a...

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IT Security Professionals Less Confident In Addressing Targeted Cyberattacks
IT Security Professionals Less Confident In Addressing Targeted Cyberattacks
November 07, 2017  |  B2B Payments

With the cybersecurity threat constantly looming and, in many instances, growing for corporations, a new report from Kaspersky Lab suggests businesses shouldn’t necessarily rely on...

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Business, Customers Not On Same Page With Securing Personal Data
Business, Customers Not On Same Page With Securing Personal Data
November 07, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Centrify, an identity and assessment management (IAM) solution company, revealed on Monday (Nov. 6) the results of a survey that show businesses are not inspiring...

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Business Email Scams’ Latest Target: Art Galleries
Business Email Scams’ Latest Target: Art Galleries
November 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Scammers deploying the Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam have proven no company, regardless of size and industry, is immune to this crime. Reports in The...

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Mastercard Adds Ex-CIA Director To Cybersecurity Team
Mastercard Adds Ex-CIA Director To Cybersecurity Team
November 06, 2017  |  News

Mastercard announced news late last week that it named Jeanne Tisinger a senior advisor for cybersecurity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Putting FIs Through Cybersecurity Drills To Prepare For The Next Big One
Putting FIs Through Cybersecurity Drills To Prepare For The Next Big One
November 06, 2017  |  Faster Payments

Recent cyberattacks and breaches raise an important question for U.S. companies and FIs: How to prepare for the inevitable next one? In this month’s PYMNTS...

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UK Launches Helpline To Aid SMB Compliance With Upcoming Data Security Law
UK Launches Helpline To Aid SMB Compliance With Upcoming Data Security Law
November 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. wants to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) adhere to the new European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The regulation comes into...

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TRENDING: Putting IT Professionals Through Cyberattack Boot Camp
TRENDING: Putting IT Professionals Through Cyberattack Boot Camp
November 03, 2017  |  Faster Payments

The recent Equifax data breach and a string of ransomware attacks in Europe have raised several questions around cybersecurity. And, arguably, one of the most...

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What We Can Learn From The KRACK WiFi Loophole
What We Can Learn From The KRACK WiFi Loophole
November 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Only you can prevent forest fires. And, as the KRACK WiFi vulnerability perhaps demonstrated, only you can prevent hackers from worming their way into your...

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