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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Thoma Bravo Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Proofpoint For $12.3 Billion
Thoma Bravo Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Proofpoint For $12.3 Billion
April 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is acquiring cybersecurity and compliance startup Proofpoint in an all-cash $12.3 billion deal. Gary Steele, chairman and CEO of Proofpoint,...

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Today In Payments: European Banks Could Cut Business Trips By 50 Pct; Amazon Pilots Customer Engagement Platform For Brands
Today In Payments: European Banks Could Cut Business Trips By 50 Pct; Amazon Pilots Customer...
April 26, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, some of Europe’s biggest banks could cut business trips by 50 percent, and Amazon is testing a new merchant-enabled, email-driven customer...

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Healthcare Industry Cyberattacks Continue
Healthcare Industry Cyberattacks Continue
April 26, 2021  |  Healthcare

As we reported in February, healthcare data breaches have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic. Now, new data shows that the...

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Mastercard’s Gerber: Cybersecurity Needs Its Own Paris Accord
Mastercard’s Gerber: Cybersecurity Needs Its Own Paris Accord
April 26, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Recent research shows that the average data breach costs financial institutions (FIs) $210 on average per compromised account, and it costs merchants $119. But on...

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UK’s Darktrace Faces Reality: Cuts Valuation For Pending IPO
UK’s Darktrace Faces Reality: Cuts Valuation For Pending IPO
April 25, 2021  |  IPO

Darktrace, a cybersecurity company, will be slashing the value of its forthcoming London flotation, looking instead for a cautious approach to avoid the kind of...

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Deep Dive: How Automating Back-End Processes Can Accelerate And Amplify Digital Transformations
Deep Dive: How Automating Back-End Processes Can Accelerate And Amplify Digital Transformations
April 22, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

The banking industry has long been mired in legacy systems and traditional processes, in many ways has become the exemplar of the stuffy, old-fashioned business...

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DOJ Task Force Targeting Ransomware Ecosystem
DOJ Task Force Targeting Ransomware Ecosystem
April 21, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A new task force launched by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to curtail ransomware and other cyberattacks by targeting the underlying digital...

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Fighting Fraudulent Behavior With Anomaly Detection A Major Step In Cybersecurity
Fighting Fraudulent Behavior With Anomaly Detection A Major Step In Cybersecurity
April 19, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

Shocking but true are the facts that 95 percent of fraudulent synthetic identities are missed by legacy security measures when remotely onboarding new accounts, and...

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Paysafe On How The Pandemic Changed The Game For AML Teams
Paysafe On How The Pandemic Changed The Game For AML Teams
April 14, 2021  |  AML

The pandemic-driven digital payment surge has kept anti-money laundering (AML) teams on their toes, but many have focused too heavily on money laundering without rooting...

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