Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Corporate Ransomware Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again
Corporate Ransomware Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again
May 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Ransomware is once again top-of-mind for corporate finance leads in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline attack. The event has become a painful reminder of...

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Stripe Buys Bouncer To Aid In Fraud Prevention
Stripe Buys Bouncer To Aid In Fraud Prevention
May 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Stripe, the tech company working on economic infrastructure for the internet, will acquire Bouncer, a press release says. Bouncer has card-scanning and risk technology which...

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Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
May 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A great description of the criminal craze in credential stuffing is found in PYMNTS’ May 2021 edition of the Digital Fraud Tracker®, done in collaboration...

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Achilles, Orpheus Team On Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management
Achilles, Orpheus Team On Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management
May 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Achilles Information, which works in supply chain risk and performance management, will work with Orpheus on cyber risk management, according to a press release. Orpheus...

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Colonial Pipeline Pays Nearly $5 Million In Ransom After Cyberattack
Colonial Pipeline Pays Nearly $5 Million In Ransom After Cyberattack
May 13, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Colonial Pipeline, under siege by hackers, has paid nearly $5 million in a ransom deal, CNBC reported. The pipeline was hacked, which caused it...

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How Slice Counters Dark Web-Based Credential Stuffing Attacks On Its Mobile Ordering App
How Slice Counters Dark Web-Based Credential Stuffing Attacks On Its Mobile Ordering App
May 13, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

Account takeovers and credential stuffing attacks are surging, with fraudsters buying stolen credentials from the dark web to target first-time digital consumers. In this month’s...

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Bringing Clarity To The Messy World Of Corporate Ransomware
Bringing Clarity To The Messy World Of Corporate Ransomware
May 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Ransomware is, yet again, snatching up headlines, with one of the U.S.’ largest pipelines, operated by Colonial Pipeline, the latest victim of cyberattacks. Before that,...

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Slice Keeps Fraudsters From Getting A Piece Of The Data Pie
Slice Keeps Fraudsters From Getting A Piece Of The Data Pie
May 12, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

Phishing, account takeovers (ATOs) and other types of fraud are endemic in the retail industry, especially as more merchants migrate online during the pandemic, and...

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Data Security’s Secret Sauce? ‘Zero Data’
Data Security’s Secret Sauce? ‘Zero Data’
May 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

To protect what you’ve got — lock it away, build a wall, maybe a moat. Maybe hide the valuables. And pray. It all gets a...

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