security & fraud

Industry Experts Sound Cybersecurity Call To Action
Industry Experts Sound Cybersecurity Call To Action
April 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberspace is opening up new battle fronts between individuals, corporations and even nations. At Innovation Project 2017, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Jim Stavridis...

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Wells Fargo Identifies Fraud, Aggressive Tactics In Credit Card Processing Unit
Wells Fargo Identifies Fraud, Aggressive Tactics In Credit Card Processing Unit
April 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo has reportedly overhauled the credit card processing business due to an internal inquiry that found some of its employees were falsely reporting customers’...

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Prognosis For Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Dire
Prognosis For Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Dire
April 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

On Wednesday (April 5), Terence Rice, VP and chief information security officer at Merck & Co., told the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the...

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Apple Files Patent To Securely Access Siri From The Home Button
Apple Files Patent To Securely Access Siri From The Home Button
April 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Being able to access Siri from the lock screen has created a potential security risk, but Apple thinks it has the answer via a combination...

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The Great Identity/Authentication Confusion
The Great Identity/Authentication Confusion
April 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

At this year’s PYMNTS Innovation Project, Admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s former Supreme Commander, said that one of the biggest points of compromise that cybercrooks exploit...

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Bluefin’s PayConex Plus Payment Platform Gets EMV Certification From First Data
Bluefin’s PayConex Plus Payment Platform Gets EMV Certification From First Data
April 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Bluefin Payment Systems, the provider of PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) payment solutions for retail, health care and higher education, announced Tuesday (March 4) the EMV...

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Paygilant Fraud Tool Reduces Operational Costs For Mobile Wallet Transactions
Paygilant Fraud Tool Reduces Operational Costs For Mobile Wallet Transactions
April 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Paygilant, the frictionless mobile payments fraud detection company, announced Tuesday (April 4) it was able to show how Citi was able to reduce operational costs...

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Kaspersky Lab Hunts Down Infamous Lazarus Hackers
Kaspersky Lab Hunts Down Infamous Lazarus Hackers
April 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab released the results of its investigation into the notorious hacking group known as Lazarus — the same group that is believed to be behind...

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Accenture Completes Acquisition Of iDefense; Gives Clients Better Security Tools
Accenture Completes Acquisition Of iDefense; Gives Clients Better Security Tools
April 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Accenture announced Monday (April 3) that it has completed its acquisition of the iDefense Security Intelligence Services business from VeriSign. In a press release, Accenture said iDefense is...

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