September 21, 2015
The Pentagon’s Plan To Fight Cybercrime
The U.S. Department of Defense is developing a new cybersecurity framework designed to help keep them one step ahead of oncoming cyber threats. According to the deputy commander of U.S....
September 18, 2015
China Presses For Backdoors To US Tech Products
China’s burgeoning economy and newly minted middle class promise lucrative profits for tech companies capable of breaking into the country, but a political challenge could throw a wrench into the...
September 17, 2015
BoA Adds Fingerprint Security Login On Android/iOS
Bank of America customers may notice a variety of updates to the bank’s mobile and online offerings. BoA announced a series of improvements to its online and mobile banking Tuesday...
September 17, 2015
Cybercrime Spike Propels IoT Spending Toward $29B Market
The Internet Of Things may be the new frontier for cybercrime. At least that is what the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned consumers and businesses about in a Public Service...
September 16, 2015
Why Banks Don’t Cover Cybertheft For SMEs
Cybercrime is on the rise, and small businesses in particular are facing waves of new Internet theft. B2B buyers, for example, are under threat of security breaches that allow criminals...
September 16, 2015
FireEye Says Cisco Routers Vulnerable To Cyberspies
Mandiant, the computer forensic arm of cybersecurity firm FireEye, has uncovered secret cyber attacks targeting routers made by Cisco. The highly sophisticated and stealthy malware software, called SYNful Knock, was...
September 16, 2015
Employees Are Biggest Threats To Cybersecurity
Business professionals surveyed about the security measures they felt are the most important in thwarting cyber threats pointed to the use of employee background checks. According to the results of...
September 16, 2015
No Cyber Sanctions In Place Before Chinese President’s US Visit
There will be no U.S. sanctions against Chinese companies and other entities as punishment for “economic cyberattacks” imposed ahead of a planned U.S. visit next week by President Xi Jinping....
September 14, 2015
Cyber Insurance Market To Thrive, Triple By 2020
According to a report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers today (Sept. 14), the cyber insurance market is expected to reach $7.5 billion in annual premiums by the end 2020 and at least...
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.