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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UK Competition Watchdog Breached 150 Times In Past Two Years
UK Competition Watchdog Breached 150 Times In Past Two Years
February 09, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In the past two years, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been hit by 150 personal data breaches — 81 cases of unauthorized...

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Translating Cybersecurity Procurement To The B2B eCommerce Business Model
Translating Cybersecurity Procurement To The B2B eCommerce Business Model
February 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Venture capitalists pumped more than $8 billion into the cybersecurity space last year alone, an investment pipeline fueled, in part, by the dramatically increasing cyber...

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Pandemic Surge In Cyberattacks Pounds Hospitals
Pandemic Surge In Cyberattacks Pounds Hospitals
February 02, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The COVID-19 pandemic and the development of vaccines to combat the coronavirus have triggered an increase in cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare agencies — and...

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Why The Data Breach Decline Is Bad News For Businesses
Why The Data Breach Decline Is Bad News For Businesses
February 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) released new data on the state of cyberattacks and data breaches with some surprising news: data breaches were...

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Keeping Cybercrooks Out Of Digital-First Banking
Keeping Cybercrooks Out Of Digital-First Banking
January 28, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

PYMNTS recently reported Federal Trade Commission (FTC) figures finding, “More than 200,000 Americans were scammed out of $145 million relating to the pandemic since the...

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First Bank On Fighting Internal And External Digital Fraud
First Bank On Fighting Internal And External Digital Fraud
January 26, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Digital-first banks are used to fending off external threats like data breaches and botnet attacks, but their cybersecurity measures can fall short of protecting against...

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First Bank Takes Two-Pronged Approach To Fighting Internal, External Fraud Threats
First Bank Takes Two-Pronged Approach To Fighting Internal, External Fraud Threats
January 25, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

The banking industry is still grappling with the pandemic’s unprecedented effects, including a broad digital shift across numerous sectors. Digital banking apps in particular have...

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Auto Lenders Use AI To Drive Safer Real-Time Disbursements
Auto Lenders Use AI To Drive Safer Real-Time Disbursements
January 21, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Immediate disbursements are gaining favor in various industries and sectors. They can eliminate the pain points in business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions by keeping consumers from waiting...

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Pandemic Hiring Practices Lean Into Biometrics As WFH Continues
Pandemic Hiring Practices Lean Into Biometrics As WFH Continues
January 19, 2021  |  Authentication

What if close to half of all companies surveyed said productivity during COVID-19 work-from-home (WFH) orders is actually rising, as more business is conducted efficiently...

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