Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Password Hacks Push Big Changes On Big Tech
August 08, 2016

It has been a rough few months for high profile social media accounts – Mark Zuckerberg has been hacked, as has Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.  All through the magic of password hacking – and the fact that even tech CEOs don’t follow...

Cybersecurity
Security Firm Hired To Rid Pokémon From The Map
August 08, 2016

Not everyone is being swept up in the Pokémon GO craze. Cybersecurity firm LookingGlass has been hired by power utility companies in Florida to get Pokémon off the map. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cybersecurity
The Great August EMV Pile On
August 08, 2016

The whole world started piling on EMV last week. Media reported its confusing and clunky experience at the POS and wondered why we shouldn’t just skip to mobile. Karen Webster found that POV a bit ironic, but says that it’s time to focus on the...

Cybersecurity
Inside The SAT Goldmine
August 06, 2016

Most people will never once think about their SAT score once they’ve submitted it to the college of their choice. But for a brief but highly meaningful amount of time, most budding American college students (and their parents) stress big time about taking the SAT...

Cybersecurity
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A Peek Inside FireEye’s Q2 Performance Data
August 05, 2016

At a time when hacking is on the increase, the recent Bitfinex hack a case in point, the cybersecurity industry should be thriving. But that has not been the case for FireEye, a leading cybersecurity firm, which recently announced layoffs following poor earnings in Q2...

Risk Management
What’s Behind The Slump In Factory-Made Sales?
August 05, 2016

Once upon a time, the factory represented a kind of romantically mechanized ideal of the American spirit to pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps. That may have been the case when Henry Ford was alive, but factory-made goods appear to have lost their shine to...

Cybersecurity
Dashlane And Google Team Up To Simplify Security
August 05, 2016

Everyone knows that they need complex and secure passwords to keep the bad guys out of their computer systems and smartphones, but knowing and doing it are two different stories. Now, Dashlane and Google are aiming to make users more secure without inconveniencing them, thanks to Open...

Cybersecurity
Eleven Arrested For Ties To $17.3M, One-Day Japan ATM Heist
August 05, 2016

Authorities in Niigata, Japan are making headway in their investigation of a heist that took place back in May where approximately $17.3 million was stolen from cash machines across the country in a single day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cybersecurity
DARPA Contest Aims To Create Connected Computers To Fight Hackers
August 05, 2016

The Internet of Things is coming, which means there is going to be an exponential increase in the number of hacks as more devices talk to each other. Aiming to prevent hackers from taking control, the U.S. Department of Defense’s research unit, DARPA, hosted its...