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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Multistep Validation Helps Buyers Slam the Gate on B2B Payments Fraud
Multistep Validation Helps Buyers Slam the Gate on B2B Payments Fraud
April 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The fraudsters just keep getting more brazen. Data shows that the average online storefront experienced 344 fraud attempts in 2020, up 24% from the prior...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Payments Orchestration Can Help Merchants Navigate Changing Regulatory Requirements
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Payments Orchestration Can Help Merchants Navigate Changing Regulatory Requirements
April 14, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Despite in-store sales making a comeback in 2021, online spending continues to grow since the pandemic’s onset in 2020. eCommerce sales in the United States...

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Corporates Love DeFi’s Streamlined Payments But Not at the Expense of Confidentiality
Corporates Love DeFi’s Streamlined Payments But Not at the Expense of Confidentiality
April 14, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Those interested in streamlining business-to-business (B2B) transactions see decentralized finance (DeFi) as a way to simplify payment flows, but they’re also concerned about confidentiality.  Understandably...

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How Payments Orchestration Can Help eCommerce Merchants Offer Seamless Payments In The Face Of Shifting Regulatory Requirements
How Payments Orchestration Can Help eCommerce Merchants Offer Seamless Payments In The Face Of Shifting...
April 13, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

To be recognized versus rivals, eCommerce brands must offer diverse and seamless payments, in a safe and compliant manner. In the latest "Payments Orchestration Playbook,"...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Warns New Antitrust Laws Will Put Consumer Privacy at Risk
Apple CEO Tim Cook Warns New Antitrust Laws Will Put Consumer Privacy at Risk
April 12, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook used a speech to privacy professionals in Washington, D.C., to warn that proposed antitrust legislation will make iPhones less safe and put...

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Silverfort Notches $65M to Advance Cybersecurity Solutions
Silverfort Notches $65M to Advance Cybersecurity Solutions
April 12, 2022  |  Investments

Cybersecurity startup Silverfort announced Tuesday (April 12) that it raised $65 million in a Series C funding round to advance its authentication platform and expand...

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Thoma Bravo Acquires Cybersecurity Firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9B
Thoma Bravo Acquires Cybersecurity Firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9B
April 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is acquiring cybersecurity firm SailPoint Technologies for $6.9 billion to improve its standing in a growing space that’s attracting increasing...

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Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
April 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft Corp. has disrupted a Russian cyber attacker that targeted Ukraine, according to Tom Burt, the company’s corporate vice president of customer security and trust....

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UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed on Thursday a three-year strategy plan that will enable the regulator to stop firms that don’t meet their...

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