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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Deep Dive: Emerging Security Threats Facing The CU Space And How Data Analytics Can Help
Deep Dive: Emerging Security Threats Facing The CU Space And How Data Analytics Can Help
May 04, 2020  |  Credit Unions

Advances in technology are making consumer transactions seemingly more secure, but cybercriminals are still finding sophisticated ways to beat systems and commit financial fraud. A 2018 study on payment...

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Corporate Ransomware Payments Up In Remote Working Environment
Corporate Ransomware Payments Up In Remote Working Environment
May 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Corporate ransomware payment amounts rose sharply in the first quarter of this year, with a wave of coronavirus-related attacks and other peripherally-related cases because of...

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Biometrics Changes Tempt eCommerce Companies As Fraud Defense
Biometrics Changes Tempt eCommerce Companies As Fraud Defense
April 27, 2020  |  Retail

As the digital shift continues to keep pace with post-coronavirus shopping behaviors, eCommerce fraud is growing with it. In fact, 22 percent of respondents in...

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Phishing Scams Target SMBs Seeking COVID Aid
Phishing Scams Target SMBs Seeking COVID Aid
April 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The COVID-19 pandemic, like other disasters, has created a playground for cybercriminals. BleepingComputer.com reports that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act has triggered the latest...

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Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts
Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts
April 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Security experts at Google have identified over a dozen government-backed hacking groups trying to use the coronavirus pandemic to fuel malware and phishing attempts. Each...

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Apple iOS At Risk In Email Hack
Apple iOS At Risk In Email Hack
April 22, 2020  |  Apple

People using the default email app on iPhones and iPads might have a zero-click software vulnerability that can be deployed remotely without user interaction. The...

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How To Secure 5G — And The Internet Of Things Too
How To Secure 5G — And The Internet Of Things Too
April 22, 2020  |  Internet of Things

The coronavirus has forced us to embrace the connected age in ways we might not have dreamed of a few short months ago. Work from...

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Ripple Files Lawsuit Against YouTube For Not Removing Crypto Scams Fast Enough
Ripple Files Lawsuit Against YouTube For Not Removing Crypto Scams Fast Enough
April 21, 2020  |  Legal

Ripple announced on Tuesday (April 21) that it is filing a lawsuit against YouTube, alleging that the popular video platform isn’t doing its due diligence...

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AP Automation Combats COVID Scams
AP Automation Combats COVID Scams
April 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

COVID-19 has afforded internet villains what will certainly go down as the greatest cybertheft opportunity of their shadowy lifetimes. Business email compromise (BEC), B2B phishing...

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