Online Security

Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed
Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed
August 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Comcast Xfinity, the cable company, exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of millions of customers, reported BuzzFeed News. Citing Ryan Stevenson, a security...

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The Importance Of Cyber War Games For Digital Businesses
The Importance Of Cyber War Games For Digital Businesses
June 08, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Sun Tzu might approve. As every general and C-suite pseudo-warrior knows, the ancient Chinese military theorist advised that every battle is won before it is...

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Is the GDPR Encouraging Phishing Scams?
Is the GDPR Encouraging Phishing Scams?
June 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Skillful criminals know how to use crowds — just ask anyone who has been pickpocketed in a subway station. Now that principle applies to Europe’s...

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Amazon: How Financial Services Firms Use The Cloud For A Power Boost
Amazon: How Financial Services Firms Use The Cloud For A Power Boost
May 25, 2018  |  Amazon

Among the enduring promises of computer technology is that it would give the “little guys” — all those Davids struggling to compete in a world...

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Dating App Bumble Forgoes Facebook Authentication
Dating App Bumble Forgoes Facebook Authentication
April 17, 2018  |  Facebook

Dating app Bumble has changed its login system so that its 30 million-plus users can bypass Facebook. “Many of our users and prospective users asked...

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Passwords: The Love-Hate Relationship Payments Wants To Break Up
Passwords: The Love-Hate Relationship Payments Wants To Break Up
November 26, 2014  |  Hmmm

Passwords — they’re a love-hate relationship. Love the (supposed) security, but hate the nuance of remembering what favorite dog or past college crush the password...

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