Security

Computer security, also known as cybersecurity or IT security, refers to the security of computing devices such as computers and smartphones, as well as computer networks such as private and public networks, and the Internet.

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Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
September 22, 2014  |  Innovation

MasterCard is labeling “successful” a biometrics payments trial (facial plus voice) where more than 14,000 transactions were confirmed in a closed iOS and Android pilot...

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Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
September 19, 2014  |  Apple Pay

There’s little debate that Apple Pay is going to sharply boost mobile payment security. After all, replacing signature or a 4-digit shoulder-surfing-vulnerable PIN with a...

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Over 50 iOS 8 Mobile Security Holes Fixed
Over 50 iOS 8 Mobile Security Holes Fixed
September 18, 2014  |  Mobile

The specs of the new mobile operating system release from Apple Wednesday (Sept. 17) disclose 53 security vulnerabilities—all supposedly fixed—including some that would have allowed...

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iPhone 6 : Americans Are Sold, Singaporeans On Hold
iPhone 6 : Americans Are Sold, Singaporeans On Hold
September 16, 2014  |  Hmmm

Shoppers wanting one of the new iPhones may have to wait until October due to shortages.   Record-breaking first-day pre-order sales that topped 4 million...

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Amazon Unit Lets Expensive Downloads Happen Before Verifying Payment
Amazon Unit Lets Expensive Downloads Happen Before Verifying Payment
September 16, 2014  |  News

The Amazon Audible unit lets shoppers sign up using fake payment card data, fake E-mail addresses and fake names and then permits them to download...

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Most Mobile Apps Will Fail Security Test Next Year
Most Mobile Apps Will Fail Security Test Next Year
September 16, 2014  |  Mobile

Analyst firm Gartner has issued a report predicting that 75 percent of mobile apps, by next year, will flunk even most rudimentary of security requirements....

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Could Retail Cyber Attacks Pay For Modernized Payment?
Could Retail Cyber Attacks Pay For Modernized Payment?
September 15, 2014  |  News

There is a school of thought that says a little destruction is not a bad thing, as such clearings brought on by destruction often offers...

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Home Depot Breach Backlash
Home Depot Breach Backlash
September 10, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

Now that Home Depot has confirmed its massive data breach, the blame and investigation aftermath starts. Five U.S. states and two U.S. senators separately jumped...

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Processor Malware The Culprit Behind Goodwill Breach
Processor Malware The Culprit Behind Goodwill Breach
September 04, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

Malware at a payment-card processor was responsible for the theft of details on an estimated 868,000 credit and debit cards used at Goodwill Industries thrift...

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