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Scottrade Breach Exposes 20K Accounts
Scottrade Breach Exposes 20K Accounts
April 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Scottrade Bank, a subsidiary of Scottrade Financial Services, recently experienced a breach of a 60GB MSSQL database that contained customer records and other sensitive information,...

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Lyft Close To Raising $500M, Giving It A $7.5B Valuation
Lyft Close To Raising $500M, Giving It A $7.5B Valuation
April 07, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup, is close to raising higher than $500 million in funding, giving it a valuation of $7.5 billion, reported Fortune Magazine. Get the...

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Future Car Tech To Recognize Faces, Moods
Future Car Tech To Recognize Faces, Moods
April 07, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Tech innovators say that in the near future, cars will be able to do much more than just drive themselves. They’ll recognize a driver’s face...

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Letting Go Of ‘Set It And Forget It’ Decisioning
Letting Go Of ‘Set It And Forget It’ Decisioning
April 07, 2017  |  Analytics

Slowly but surely, businesses are starting to realize the importance of offering more data-driven, analytics-driven techniques in order to render more real-time decisions for their...

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Bustlingly Busy, Visa’s Vistas Expand
Bustlingly Busy, Visa’s Vistas Expand
April 07, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

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Industry Experts Sound Cybersecurity Call To Action
Industry Experts Sound Cybersecurity Call To Action
April 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberspace is opening up new battle fronts between individuals, corporations and even nations. At Innovation Project 2017, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Jim Stavridis...

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Is The Realization Of The Mobile Retail Revolution Near?
Is The Realization Of The Mobile Retail Revolution Near?
April 07, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Why bother using a $600 mobile wallet–equipped smartphone when a $2 debit card can do the job? According to Verifone’s Chief Strategy Officer Vin D’Agostino,...

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The Extremely High Cost Of Counterfeit
The Extremely High Cost Of Counterfeit
April 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Given that counterfeiting is driven largely by the desire for cheap goods, it can be somewhat shocking to see exactly just how high the annual...

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Warby of X: Using Quality To Support Online Mattress Buying
Warby of X: Using Quality To Support Online Mattress Buying
April 06, 2017  |  Warby of X

Oftentimes the best ideas come from trying to solve a problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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