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4.7KB2B PaymentsUK Launches Helpline To Aid SMB Compliance With Upcoming Data Security Law
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...
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5.4KSecurity & FraudWhat We Can Learn From The KRACK WiFi Loophole
Only you can prevent forest fires. And, as the KRACK WiFi vulnerability perhaps demonstrated, only you can prevent hackers from worming their...
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6.4KB2B PaymentsFinServ IT Professionals Grow Worried As Bank Breaches Climb
Of all the sensitive personal data consumers and businesses would rather not see compromised, financial data is surely toward the top of...
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3.9KCFPBCFPB Releases New Principles For Data Sharing
Facing a world where data aggregation has become increasingly complex and dangerous, the CFPB has released a series of non-binding principles that...
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7.2KPayment MethodsHow Payments, In Context, Become Events
Each event in life is made up of smaller decisions and actions, all combined in moving parts to make a cohesive whole....
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5.0KToday In DataToday In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
Following the Equifax data breach, biometrics and data security have come under increased scrutiny as more companies and consumers consider their security-enhancing...
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7.6KNewsWhy Consumers Are Less-Than-Secure Over Payments Security
How secure do you feel when it comes to payments? Perception is not always reality, but it does matter. Consider a survey commissioned...
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6.3KNewsJumio CEO On Finding The Anchor Point For Digital IDV
What to do in the wake of the Equifax data breach: Run? Hide? Freeze credit? That’s just on the consumer side, and none of...
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6.9KB2B PaymentsSome SMBs Dangerously Ignorant Of Cybersecurity Threat
The research is clear: Just because a business is small does not mean it survives undetected from a cyberattack. In fact, some...
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2.8KAppleiPhone 8 Rumored To Come Without Touch ID
It seems like smartphones have been in our lives forever. With the amount of time people spend on these tiny screens, it’s...
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2.0KToday In DataToday in Data: Soaring Global IT Security Spend
As long as there is an open window, a robber will always find a way to get inside the home to take...
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4.4KAppleResearcher Cracks The Apple Watch Code — Here’s What It Means For Forensics
The Apple Watch has been jail-broken, and the researcher who broke the code believes the technique could offer a critical back door...
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3.9KFraud PreventionMost Retailers Feel Like ‘Somebody’s Watching’
In today’’s fast-moving, tech-infused retail arena, one of retailers’ top vulnerabilities centers around their ability to data security. As such, it should...
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4.2KAmazonHacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
The conspiracy theorists may be right this time: Cybercriminals could use the Amazon Echo to spy on them. A British security researcher...
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4.7KData DiveWells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
Most of the drama this week was in Washington. The healthcare debate turned into something that was one aria short of a...
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5.3KSecurity & FraudPSD2 Is Coming To Europe And Bringing Big Changes
Come next year, FIs will need to share consumer data with FinTechs and merchants courtesy of PSD2. In the latest PYMNTS Digital...
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6.4KSecurity & FraudNEW REPORT: Shutting Down PSD2’s New Security Threat
Protecting digital identities is all about keeping up — keeping up with new technology, new regulations and, of course, bad actors. The...
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5.0KB2B PaymentsFIs Hustle As Hackers Ramp Up Corporate Bank Attacks
Earlier this year, a report from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International found that cybersecurity incidents affecting a bank’s online banking services cost...
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4.6KSecurity & FraudWhen Cyber-Risk Becomes A Legal Nightmare
Hitting the ground running with the next big thing in services or products or payments can be a thrill, but for startups...
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2.9KToday In DataToday In Data: True Digital Security May Not Happen Because Of Cyber Crime
Digital security may just be a pipe dream that society will always be chasing. With each new digitally infused product or service that...
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5.4KRetailConnected Consumers Won’t Trade Security For Efficiency
The more connected devices consumers have, the more concerned they are about the security of their financial information. That’s according to the...
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3.0KSecurity & FraudBrooks Brothers Reports Payment Breach
Over the past 11 months, Brooks Brothers’ customers at various brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico had their payment card information...
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5.5KNewsKeeping Third Party Risk First On The Cyber (Risk) List
As companies expand and interact with an ever-widening web of vendors, third-party risk deepens as data is shared and, potentially, exposed. In...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsChrome River Adheres To Canadian Data Rules
Corporate expense management and supplier invoice processing company Chrome River has made a move to adhere to Canadian data hosting rules. The...
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4.2KSecurity & FraudCA Launches Real-Time Behavioral Analytics Fraud Prevention Network
Battling fraud is not a battle that should be fought single-handedly. CA Technologies is debuting a consortium-driven, real-time behavioral analytics model that...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsDell Sounds Alarm On Employee Data Practices
New research coming from Dell sounds the alarm on unsafe practices within the enterprise. Reports this week said Dell released its End-User...
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6.2KSafety and SecurityMoneyGram CIO Talks Data Security
While there aren’t many good things one can say about cybercriminals and the chaos they’ve created, in at least one sense you...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsCyber Espionage Now Top Enterprise Concern, Says Survey
A new report from Trend Micro Incorporated has identified cyber espionage as the number one threat to global companies. The latest research,...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsCredit Unions Want SMEs Held To Same Cybersecurity Standards
While credit unions and banks are tasked with protecting payment information, small businesses should also be playing their part in that cybersecurity...
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7.0KB2B PaymentsPrivate Sector, Health Care, Government All Face Data Security Risks
This week’s data digest is all about, well, data. The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout finds...
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5.9KB2B PaymentsCybersecurity Startup WISeKey India Surpasses Funding Expectations
Cybersecurity firm WISeKey India revealed it surpassed expectations when it opened up its first seed round of funding, securing $1.3 million in...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsShifting Payroll Rules Make Employee Data A Priority
As payroll joins the high-tech stratosphere populated by other business processes, corporations are beginning to shift their approaches to this area. Businesses...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsThe Scary Success Rate Of Corporate Cyberattacks
For some businesses, cybersecurity may be an abstract threat. Business owners may think “it won’t happen to me,” or they may be...
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5.1KB2B PaymentsDruva Scores $51M For India’s Data Security Space
Enterprise security startups are hot with venture capitalists lately, and Druva just scored the latest round of funding. The startup announced a...
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4.5KInternationalMicrosoft Gets A Day In Court And Wins On Email Privacy
In the latest salvo in the battle between consumer privacy and the government’s right to data as evidence in criminal cases, Microsoft...
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5.2KB2B PaymentsWells, Xero Safeguard SME Data Exchange
As Wells Fargo continues to push its way deeper into the SME market, the bank has just announced a collaboration with global...
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5.1KSecurity & FraudPressure Mounts For IRS Chief To Resign Over Breach
A Republican lawmaker is calling for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to step down. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) is putting pressure on the head...
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EMVCo Updates Payment Tokenization Specs
The global technical body that facilitates the worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions has upgraded its specs. In a press...
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7.1KInternet of ThingsFTC On IoT: Attempting To Reign In The Wild West (of Things)
When it comes to IoT, the possibilities seem endless, along with the security issues. In PYMNTS’ March Internet of Things Tracker, sponsored...
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6.7KInternet of ThingsHow To Protect Consumers From IoT Vulnerabilities? The FTC Weighs In
When it comes to IoT, the possibilities seem endless, along with the security issues. In PYMNTS’ March Internet of Things Tracker, sponsored...
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6.4KSecurity & FraudAre We Having The Right Encryption Conversation?
The Apple v. DOJ battle has made encryption a household word. But what’s the right conversation to be having about keeping consumer...
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Security & Fraud
Sage Pay Inks PCI Data Security Standard Deal
Sage Pay is taking its partnership with a voice services company to a more secure level. In a press release shared by...
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7.2KSecurity & FraudFTC Speaks Against Mandatory Password Changes
While requiring users to update their passwords has been a longstanding data security practice, FTC Chief Technologist Lorrie Cranor suggests that new...
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7.6KSecurity & FraudHeartland/Smart Card Alliance Launch Payments Security Center
Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems announced Wednesday (Feb. 17) that it has joined forces with the Smart Card Alliance to launch the...
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6.9KSecurity & Fraud
Mobile Payments Data Security Fears Flood IT Sector
The growth of mobile payment acceptance is driving adoption, but it is, at the same time, creating a data security vacuum in the...
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3.5KSecurity & FraudThe IT Case Against Backdoor Encryption Access
While government agencies continue to push for backdoor access to encrypted information systems, a recent survey showed 63 percent of IT professionals...
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7.1KSecurity & FraudInside The ‘Back Door’ Encryption Security Debate
Security researchers investigating the software coding vulnerability that hit Juniper Networks two weeks ago are now warning against the threat of encryption...
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News
How Much Data Do Retailers’ Apps Really Expose?
When it comes to their access to customer data, some retailers’ mobile apps might have landed on Santa’s naughty list this year....
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3.2KNewsData Security Bill Moves Through House Committee
The Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205) took one step closer to becoming reality on Wednesday (Dec. 9) after it was...
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3.2KInternationalUS-China Hash Out Cybercrime Fighting Rules
During talks in Washington, D.C., this week U.S. and Chinese officials have reached an agreement on the guidelines each country will follow...
