Cyber Security

10 May 18 @ 15:49

On June 30th 2018, new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requirements (PCI-DSS)  go into effect. This means that payment card acquirers, processors, gateways and services providers worldwide are working to implement... read more

02 May 18 @ 15:53

Blockchain technology is probably one of the most impactful discoveries in the recent history. After all, it has a massive potential to change how we handle online transactions. Despite some... read more

01 May 18 @ 09:56

The Financial Application Vulnerabilities Report, announces the findings of an annual report on the state of e-banking security by Positive Technologies. The report is drawn from audits performed by the company, finds that... read more

26 Apr 18 @ 08:52

Recent reports manifests how “smart” technology, such as voice-enabled digital devices and virtual assistants, could be shockingly blind to security threats. As per reports, researchers discovered a flaw in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant that enabled... read more

20 Apr 18 @ 09:25

Despite well-reported reductions in the use of cash across the country, new research from international legal practice, Osborne Clarke, reveals that UK consumers are now more concerned than they were... read more

19 Apr 18 @ 15:05

Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, has released a new report identifying and detailing the fraud trends, like identity fraud, from over 300,000 cases of fraudulent conduct recorded in 2017.... read more

19 Apr 18 @ 11:50

Verifone says it has implemented AES DUKPT with its end-to-end encryption solution, VeriShield Total Protect, its Engage family of payment devices, and Carbon 8 & 10. Co-designed by Verifone, AES DUKPT is a new security key... read more

17 Apr 18 @ 16:02

E-commerce fraud is on the rise. While digitalisation has streamlined processes, consolidated data and vastly improved the efficiency of administration, it’s as much a blessing as a curse. When it... read more

16 Apr 18 @ 10:43

The 2018 AFP Payments Fraud Survey, underwritten by J.P. Morgan, revealed that payments fraud reached a new high in 2017 after a downswing earlier in the decade. A record 78% of... read more

12 Apr 18 @ 10:33

The Internet of Things (IoT) is sometimes also known as the internet of insecure things. Or the internet of other people’s things. So much so 90% of consumers lack confidence... read more

11 Apr 18 @ 08:00

Cloud is changing the game for information security and compliance – especially when it comes to GDPR. However, Cloud apps are exposing sensitive business data – for example, 20% of... read more

10 Apr 18 @ 10:53

Delta and Sears have revealed within hours of each other that a data breach may have leaked the credit card information of hundreds of thousands of customers, as first reported... read more