January 07, 2016
CyberVista Joins The Cybersecurity Training Ecosystem
A new cybersecurity firm, CyberVista, debuted yesterday (Jan. 6) during the CES CyberSecurity Forum at CES 2016 in Las Vegas and aims to help organizations reduce the risk of cyberattacks through education...
January 05, 2016
When Security Freezes Over
Just because much of the country has yet to experience deep-chill temperatures, that doesn’t mean that retail security protocols can’t be iced out (or hacked into). This week’s edition of...
January 05, 2016
WISeKey Locks Down Digital Identity Solution In China
Swiss-based cybersecurity firm WISeKey announced yesterday (Jan. 4) that it will launch its Digital Identification and secure cloud services for Chinese consumers. Through the WISeID application, the Chinese market will...
January 05, 2016
Inside Cybersecurity’s Booming 2016 Job Market
The cybersecurity industry is predicted to see a huge boost this year in the form of 1 million job openings, a new report from Cisco found. Forecasts continue to show the...
January 04, 2016
Tech Startups Gear Up For CES
One of the most highly anticipated tech industry events is set to kick off this week in Las Vegas and this year’s organizers focused on reining in an increasingly large...
January 04, 2016
What Will FTC’s PrivacyCon Deliver?
Next week, on Jan. 14, the FTC will hold an event that’s being pitched as the “first of its kind” for the privacy and security industry. The FTC will host...
January 04, 2016
Where Cybersecurity Fits On 2016’s Board Agendas
According to Ernst & Young LLP’s Center for Board Matters, which focuses on company governance and board-related issues, cybersecurity is top of the list for the expanding agendas of board...
January 04, 2016
EMV Frustrates, Salesforce Acquires Big And Hackers Hit Hotels
Welcome back, and happy 2016. At this point, the last of the champagne bottle has been drained, and it’s time to get back to work and pushing ahead on those...
January 01, 2016
PYMNTS’ 2015 Top 10 Payments Stories
Welcome to 2016. By the time you’re reading this, you’re probably putting most of 2015 behind you — except for crunching those final numbers as the fourth quarter wraps up....
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.