security and fraud

Why Payments Factories Top The CFO’s Wish List
Why Payments Factories Top The CFO’s Wish List
June 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud is a fact of life these days – an “unfortunate” one if you ask Bob Stark, vice president of strategy for the cloud treasury...

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Companies Hiring Cybersecurity Experts To Screen Potential Acquisitions
Companies Hiring Cybersecurity Experts To Screen Potential Acquisitions
June 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Companies and investment funds are adding an extra layer of scrutiny to mergers and acquisitions by hiring cybersecurity experts to screen targets for security risks....

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Kaspersky Lab Report Shows U.S. Is No. 1 Target For Mobile Ransomware
Kaspersky Lab Report Shows U.S. Is No. 1 Target For Mobile Ransomware
June 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wealthy countries with developed financial and payment infrastructures are most likely to have their data encrypted and held for ransom by cybercriminals, according to a...

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Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes
Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes
June 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

You’ve heard about WannaCry, University College London, George Eliot Hospital and Honda shutting down a factory for a day due to malicious software in its...

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Western Union Completes Compliance Upgrades To Fight Money Laundering
Western Union Completes Compliance Upgrades To Fight Money Laundering
June 13, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Western Union Company and Arizona Atty. Gen. Mark Brnovich announced Monday (June 12) that they have successfully completed the secondary recommendations for the Southwest Border program,...

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Global Cyber Attack Hits 100k Institutions In 150 Countries
Global Cyber Attack Hits 100k Institutions In 150 Countries
May 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

And it just kept getting worse, this cyberattack — and ever more global in scale. As has been widely reported, a massive attack hit everything from...

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IDology: Taking A Broader View On Identity
IDology: Taking A Broader View On Identity
April 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Identity isn’t static — authentication shouldn’t be either. In the latest installment of PYMNTS Commander In Chief Series, John Dancu, president and CEO of IDology, shares...

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Microsoft Patches Vulnerabilities After Hackers Warn Of “Microsoft Apocalypse”
Microsoft Patches Vulnerabilities After Hackers Warn Of “Microsoft Apocalypse”
April 17, 2017  |  Safety and Security

A group known as the Shadow Brokers published on Good Friday a set of confidential hacking tools used by the NSA to exploit software vulnerabilities...

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Wells Fargo’s Board Has Big Problems With ISS Recommendation
Wells Fargo’s Board Has Big Problems With ISS Recommendation
April 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo’s Board of Directors issued a statement late last week taking issue with proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommendation to vote against...

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