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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Equifax Links To Fake Equifax Page
Equifax Links To Fake Equifax Page
September 21, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

They say it never rains but it pours — and we imagine the team at Equifax is looking pretty avidly for the umbrellas right now....

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Cuomo Says Credit Reporting Firms Should Comply With NY’s Cybersecurity Rules
Cuomo Says Credit Reporting Firms Should Comply With NY’s Cybersecurity Rules
September 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he wants credit reporting firms to comply with the state’s new cyber-security regulations in the wake of the...

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Equifax Admits To A Different Security “Incident” In March
Equifax Admits To A Different Security “Incident” In March
September 19, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

So, about that data breach at Equifax — it turns out this isn’t quite their first rodeo when it comes to serious cybersecurity situations. In...

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Today In Data: TNS Survey Shows Customers’ Security Insecurities
Today In Data: TNS Survey Shows Customers’ Security Insecurities
September 18, 2017  |  Today In Data

According to a recent survey by Transaction Network Services (TNS), 85 percent of adults in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia believe fraud attempts...

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Senator Al Franken Is Worried About Security, Privacy With Face ID
Senator Al Franken Is Worried About Security, Privacy With Face ID
September 15, 2017  |  Apple

Apple’s new FaceID technology embedded in the iPhone X may have elicited a lot of oohs and ahhs from the tech crowd, but at least...

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Some SMBs Dangerously Ignorant Of Cybersecurity Threat
Some SMBs Dangerously Ignorant Of Cybersecurity Threat
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The research is clear: Just because a business is small does not mean it survives undetected from a cyberattack. In fact, some SMBs may actually...

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The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
September 11, 2017  |  Data Dive

All eyes were on the sky last week, as most of the Southeastern United States braced for Hurricane Irma. And, as post-Harvey rebuilding assessments are ongoing...

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Equifax Hack Impacts 143 Million Customers
Equifax Hack Impacts 143 Million Customers
September 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Credit scoring company Equifax announced Thursday (Sept.7) it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that may have impacted approximately 143 million consumers in the U.S., as...

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Guardian Of The Analytics Galaxy
Guardian Of The Analytics Galaxy
September 07, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Think the life of a vice president of analytics is all about the numbers? Think again.  There’s data, to be sure — reams of it. But...

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