It is, by this point in human history, an undoubtedly digital world. And in the contemporary age, where commerce increasingly happens online and payment systems have become more intertwined with complex technologies, the importance of cybersecurity — and beyond just that, widening the aperture on...
Looking to expand security and threat intelligence beyond a completed transaction, Mastercard on Thursday (Sept. 12) announced it is acquiring Recorded Future for $2.7 billion. At a high level, Recorded Future analyzes a broad set of data sources to provide visibility into potential threats to...
Mastercard is spending $2.65 billion to acquire threat intelligence company Recorded Future. The deal, announced Thursday (Sept. 12), “bolsters the insights and intelligence used to secure today’s digital economy – in the payments ecosystem and beyond,” Mastercard said. A company news release describes Recorded Future as “the world’s largest...
Hackers are on the lookout for new ways to attack, and now it looks like developing nations may be a favored conduit. As noted by The New York Times, some sophisticated attacks are surfacing, and they show bells and whistles such as artificial intelligence. In...
September 30, 2024
The expanding ecosystem of card issuance demands a new approach to defending against fraud as criminals become more sophisticated and employ advanced technologies to steal card data or hide behind synthetic identities. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Credit Unions and Community Banks Gain Credit Card Issuing Momentum” found that most consumers opt to get their cards […]
September 13, 2024
Looking to expand security and threat intelligence beyond a completed transaction, Mastercard on Thursday (Sept. 12) announced it is acquiring Recorded Future for $2.7 billion. At a high level, Recorded...
September 12, 2024
Mastercard is spending $2.65 billion to acquire threat intelligence company Recorded Future. The deal, announced Thursday (Sept. 12), “bolsters the insights and intelligence used to secure today’s digital economy – in the payments ecosystem and beyond,” Mastercard said. A company news release describes Recorded Future as “the world’s largest threat intelligence company,” becoming part of Mastercard at a time […]
July 04, 2017
Hackers are on the lookout for new ways to attack, and now it looks like developing nations may be a favored conduit. As noted by The New York Times, some...
