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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Australia Eyes Ban on Paying Ransoms to Hackers
Australia Eyes Ban on Paying Ransoms to Hackers
November 13, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Australia could consider barring businesses from making ransomware payments to criminals, the country’s cyber security minister said Sunday (Nov. 13). Get the Full Story Complete...

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EU Approves Tougher Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Firms
EU Approves Tougher Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Firms
November 10, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Lawmakers in Europe have voted to finalize legislation that places tougher cybersecurity rules on financial firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Winning the Fraud Prevention Arms Race
PYMNTS Intelligence: Winning the Fraud Prevention Arms Race
November 07, 2022  |  Digital Identity

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Finding the Utility in Authentication Friction
Finding the Utility in Authentication Friction
November 04, 2022  |  Digital Identity

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One-Third of Cybercrime Losses Stem From Compromised Business Email
One-Third of Cybercrime Losses Stem From Compromised Business Email
November 03, 2022  |  B2B Payments

When criminals impersonate company executives or business partners to deceive employees into diverting funds their way, that’s business email compromise (BEC). Get the Full Story...

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Can Reputational Costs From B2B Payments Fraud Eclipse Financial Losses?
Can Reputational Costs From B2B Payments Fraud Eclipse Financial Losses?
November 03, 2022  |  B2B Payments

An interview with Pablo Molina, former chief information officer and vice president of IT at Georgetown University and current chief information security officer at Drexel...

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Putting One-Time Passwords Out to Pasture
Putting One-Time Passwords Out to Pasture
November 01, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The one-time password — OTP for short — was an ingenious cybersecurity stopgap that worked for a while. But fraud never sleeps, and they’ve cracked...

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Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. Get...

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FTC Takes Action Against Drizly, CEO Following 2020 Data Breach
FTC Takes Action Against Drizly, CEO Following 2020 Data Breach
October 24, 2022  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against both online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, pointing to allegations that they...

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