Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
In New Zealand, No Pass For Travelers On Passwords
October 03, 2018

The password if you want to pass by the gatekeepers? It’s your password. The real one, the one on your device. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Cybersecurity
NXP Rolls Out Privacy-Enabled Tag Chips For IoT
October 03, 2018

NXP Semiconductors in late September introduced its latest NTAG DNA tag chip, providing privacy-enabled, multi-layered security for NFC and IoT authentication applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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GEOBRIDGE Launches Remote Administration For KeyBRIDGE
October 03, 2018

GEOBRIDGE has announced that remote administration for its KeyBRIDGE and TokenBRIDGE products will become available in Q4 of 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Fraud Prevention
Why Machines Need Humans To Beat Online Fraud
October 03, 2018

Fraudsters are nothing if not actors. Some of them are quite good, perhaps even worthy of an Oscar (or at least a Golden Globe), while others remain stuck on the level of grade-schoolers doing a poor imitation of their siblings. Get the Full Story Complete...

Cybersecurity
Canada’s Largest ISP Suffers Website Glitch
October 02, 2018

Internet provider Altima Telecom — one of the largest independent Canadian internet service providers, serving Montreal and Toronto — had to repair a flaw that could have given hackers access to its customer database. Daley Borda, founder of Underdog Security, discovered the flaw and reported it,...

Cybersecurity
Vocalink On The Grim Facts Behind Financial Crime’s $1.4T Toll
October 02, 2018

Halloween comes early this year as we delve into a slew of grisly facts about financial crime in our latest Data Drivers. Losses amount to $1.4 trillion? While 41 percent of crimes go unreported? As David Divitt, VP of financial crime products of Vocalink, notes, frightening things...

Cybersecurity
Facebook’s Latest Hack Deemed ‘Sophisticated’
October 01, 2018

Facebook’s Vice President of Global Marketing Carolyn Everson told an Advertising Week panel Monday (Oct. 1) that the latest cyberattack, in which hackers were able to control 50 million users’ accounts, was “sophisticated.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Tesco Bank Fined £16.4M For 2016 Cyberattack
October 01, 2018

Tesco Bank agreed on Monday (Oct. 1) to pay £16.4m in a settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) due to a cyberattack at the lender in 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ
October 01, 2018

On Friday (Sept. 30), LendingClub officially closed the door on a two-year chapter in its corporate history that its current board and founding team would probably like to forget. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended...