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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Phixius Officially Goes Live For Secure Info Exchanges
Phixius Officially Goes Live For Secure Info Exchanges
November 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Nacha has announced that Phixius, which facilitates the trusted exchange of payment information, has officially gone live, according to a press release. The release says...

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PAAY Partners With Bluefin To Further Secure eCommerce Transactions
PAAY Partners With Bluefin To Further Secure eCommerce Transactions
November 10, 2020  |  Authentication

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. “The combined Bluefin/PAAY solution set is as...

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Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
November 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

One of Sweden’s largest private insurers, Folksam Group, says a data breach affected one million of its clients. Folksam said it had accidentally allowed big...

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eSkimming Is Back, And Fraud Fighters Are Onto It
eSkimming Is Back, And Fraud Fighters Are Onto It
November 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The classics never get old, and that includes cybertheft oldies like eSkimming. Warnings of ATM card skimming were commonplace until fairly recently, when multi-factor authentication...

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SEC Chair Warns Of Increasing Cyberattacks Against Companies
SEC Chair Warns Of Increasing Cyberattacks Against Companies
November 02, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said corporate America needs to be more proactive about cybersecurity, warning that the threat of cyberattacks will...

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Refinitiv Acquires GIACT To Build End-to-End Fraud And Risk Platform
Refinitiv Acquires GIACT To Build End-to-End Fraud And Risk Platform
November 02, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The digital conversion of financial services was already well underway before COVID-19, but the pandemic and the physical world’s resultant shutdown pushed it into overdrive...

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Deep Dive: Responding To The Rising Threat Of eSkimming
Deep Dive: Responding To The Rising Threat Of eSkimming
November 02, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

Fraudsters have refocused on attacking eCommerce in recent years. Online shopping is becoming more popular among consumers, giving cybercriminals more opportunities to exploit digital channels...

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Hospitals, Political Campaigns Brace For Cyberattacks
Hospitals, Political Campaigns Brace For Cyberattacks
November 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The top story this week in B2B fraud was undoubtedly the issue of fraud in the Small Business Administration (SBA) small business relief program. Reports...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Banks Eye Third-Party Custodians For Crypto Investors; UK FinTech Cashaa To Launch Crypto Bank In India
Bitcoin Daily: US Banks Eye Third-Party Custodians For Crypto Investors; UK FinTech Cashaa To Launch...
November 01, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks, speaking on a podcast recently, said banks in the U.S. were exploring ways to adopt crypto after the Office of the...

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