It wasn’t a hack, cyberattack or even a sophisticated scam. The chaos that hit everything from airlines to hospitals to banks on Friday (July 19) was caused by a faulty software update from security company CrowdStrike. However, security is at the top of the table...
If there ever was a day that needed a Plan B, it was Friday, July 19. Banks, airlines, hospitals, fast food chains, retailers, even the Paris Olympics, and nearly any and every business relying on a Microsoft Windows computer system found themselves grappling with a...
Adam Lowe, Ph.D, chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure, hears it all the time from banking executives when the topic is securing payments: “We cannot introduce friction.” But the balancing act is a tough one. Challenge a user too much and they’ll switch to...
It’s a problem that has dogged chief information and security officers at companies big and small: You have to fight fraud at all costs, and just as importantly, you need to make sure the payments experience goes off with minimal friction. It’s a tension that...
October 07, 2024
In the 21st-century financial services sector, security is paramount, and threats abound. As sophisticated cyber threats, from deepfakes to cloud vulnerabilities, spread from every corner of the globe, experts debate the best form of authentication. Adam Lowe, Ph.D., chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure/Arculus, told PYMNTS that the nuances of different authentication methods, particularly […]
July 22, 2024
It wasn’t a hack, cyberattack or even a sophisticated scam. The chaos that hit everything from airlines to hospitals to banks on Friday (July 19) was caused by a faulty...
July 18, 2024
Adam Lowe, Ph.D, chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure, hears it all the time from banking executives when the topic is securing payments: “We cannot introduce friction.” But the...
July 02, 2024
It’s a problem that has dogged chief information and security officers at companies big and small: You have to fight fraud at all costs, and just as importantly, you need...
