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Cybersecurity
Home Depot Vows To Install EMV Terminals By Year End
September 05, 2014

Home Depot will activate EMV chip-and-PIN checkout terminals at all its stores by the end of 2014, the company’s CEO told an investment conference on Thursday (Sept. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Big Retail Investments, Huge Acquisitions And Security Reigns Supreme
September 05, 2014

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Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
September 05, 2014

Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new mobile payments scheme. On top of that concession, they have agreed to give Apple back part of the card present...

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FBI Reports Bank Breach Limited To J.P. Morgan
September 04, 2014

To the extent that the lack of evidence can suggest anything, the FBI is saying that the cyberthieves who attacked J.P. Morgan Chase did not continue their assaults any other big U.S. banks. Or, if they did attempt such attacks, those attempts were unsuccessful. Get...

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Just About Every Home Depot Store Was Hit With Its Databreach
September 04, 2014

Although the initial reports about the Home Depot databreach indicated the attack was extensive, the latest details suggest the breach seemed to have been chain-wide, hitting virtually every single store in the chain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Processor Malware The Culprit Behind Goodwill Breach
September 04, 2014

Malware at a payment-card processor was responsible for the theft of details on an estimated 868,000 credit and debit cards used at Goodwill Industries thrift stores, the organization said on Wednesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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How Much Will EMV Really Cost Issuers?
September 03, 2014

Analysts have put a multi-billion dollar price tag on the move to EMV by issuers in the U.S. Yet, what we have learned from other countries is that the cost of EMV can be reduced sharply by bringing some of the activities associated with EMV...

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What The Apple ICloud Breach Means For Payment Security
September 03, 2014

Apple is investigating reports that a security hole in one of its online services allowed cyberthieves to download nude photos from the iCloud accounts of celebrities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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The Latest Retail Breach Victim – Home Depot
September 03, 2014

It appears that Home Depot may be the large retail victim of a cyberthief gang and its breach—which apparently began as long ago as late April—”could be many times larger than Target, which had 40 million credit and debit cards stolen over a 3-week period,”...