February 28, 2017
NEW REPORT: Building A Smart City One Connected Citizen At...
Smarter cities start with smarter, more connected citizens. And several recent IoT developments are providing plenty of opportunities for citizens and consumers to get connected with the world around them....
February 27, 2017
Benchmark Discloses Potential Hack Of Payment Processing System
Benchmark, the global hospitality company, warned Friday (Feb. 24) of a payment card incident that might have impacted its customers at the individually owned Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Doral...
February 24, 2017
Hacker Tracker: Rising Cyberattack Costs, Malware Drones And International Law’s...
As hackers continue to advance their malicious tactics, it’s no surprise that increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and fraud are costing business big time. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, Simon Ragona III,...
February 24, 2017
Companies Lobby For Google Critic To Head FTC
A handful of companies that have had runs in with Google are doing some behind-the-scenes lobbying with members of the White House in an attempt to play a role in...
February 24, 2017
Have Big Buck Investments Put A Dent In Cyberattacks?
A new survey of IT staff around the U.S. found that cyberattacks are continuing to cause big disruptions despite an uptick in the amount of money spent on cybersecurity hardware...
February 23, 2017
NY FinServ Cybersecurity Bill Effective March 1
What is being billed as a “first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation” put forth by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo takes effect on March 1 and will apply to all entities in the...
February 23, 2017
Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University’s cybersecurity lab have come up with a way to use malware installed on a drone to steal data off of computers by watching the optical stream of...
February 23, 2017
Blockchain’s Future Depends On FinTech-Bank Communication
Banks and FinTechs are going in on blockchain technology, as two separate reports released earlier this month conclude. Analysis from Corporate Insight and Infosys Finacle say banks and FinTechs are readying...
February 22, 2017
New Malware Strain Records PCs’ Audio
Researchers have discovered a new form of malware that records audio of computers that are infected by turning on the PC’s microphone. According to a report by Forbes, CyberX, a security company focused on the...
Digital bill pay, while routine for most consumers, poses challenges such as fraud, friction and limited payment options — particularly in the utilities sector, where consumer trust is low. This edition of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, examines how billers and financial institutions can earn trust among consumers.
There’s no shame in asking for help. Eighty-two percent of merchants experienced a cyber or data breach in the last year, and PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 300 eCommerce executives, “Fraud Management in Online Transactions,” a collaboration with Nuvei, details merchants’ thoughts about fraud prevention, finding that outsourced methods correlate with fewer failed payments.