data security

Data security means protecting digital data, such as those in a database, from destructive forces and from the unwanted actions of unauthorized users, such as a cyberattack or a data breach.

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Tim Cook Commencement Speech Takes Jab At Facebook
Tim Cook Commencement Speech Takes Jab At Facebook
May 14, 2018  |  Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook used a commencement speech at Duke University to take a few more jabs at Facebook and its recent data scandals. While...

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New Medicare Cards Are Hitting Mailboxes along the East Coast
New Medicare Cards Are Hitting Mailboxes along the East Coast
May 09, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

The new Medicare cards are on their way to consumers, a process that includes giving users of the health payment service numbers that differ from...

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Access Group Education Leaks Data On Student Loan Borrowers
Access Group Education Leaks Data On Student Loan Borrowers
April 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Access Group Education Lending, the student loan servicing company, has been the subject of a data breach. Fox Business, citing a letter sent to those...

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GDPR’s Data Breach Notification Requirements Tripping Up Businesses
GDPR’s Data Breach Notification Requirements Tripping Up Businesses
April 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. is only weeks away from bringing its Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules into effect, and corporates are ill-prepared for the data security requirements, according...

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Former SunTrust Employee Tried To Steal Data On 1.5M Clients
Former SunTrust Employee Tried To Steal Data On 1.5M Clients
April 20, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

SunTrust Banks has revealed that a former employee tried to download information on nearly 1.5 million clients and share it with a criminal third party....

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Mastercard Files Patent To Use Blockchain To Protect Identity Data
Mastercard Files Patent To Use Blockchain To Protect Identity Data
April 17, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has filed a patent that reveals it might utilize blockchain as a way to protect identity data. The application, which was originally filed in...

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What Everyone Missed About Facebook
What Everyone Missed About Facebook
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook

There are any number of conclusions one might draw after watching the Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill last week. That most of our elected officials...

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Paya President: Integrated Payments And What Matters Most
Paya President: Integrated Payments And What Matters Most
April 16, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Buy vs. build -- or partner? The lines between software companies and payments firms are blurring, which means strategy must change, too. Think of payments...

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SIFMA Issues Framework For Data Sharing Between Banks And Apps
SIFMA Issues Framework For Data Sharing Between Banks And Apps
April 12, 2018  |  Data

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the trade group for the financial industry, released a framework on Thursday (April 12) to protect the...

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