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QR Code Scams On The Rise

QR Code Scams On The Rise

QR codes have become an integral part of our daily lives, appe­aring on flyers, restaurant menus, product packaging, and business cards. However, should we always trust the­m and scan without hesitation? With the increasing usage of QR codes, it is crucial to acknowledge the issue of QR Code scams that has become serious now. Surprisingly, […]

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Businesses Must Improve Cyber Defense

Businesses Must Improve Cyber Defense to Be Ahead of Rapidly Evolving Fraud Schemes

It is an undeniable fact that companies are consistently engaged in a battle against cybercriminals by enhancing their cyber defenses. This race has no end and the businesses have no other option except to stay ahead of the criminals. To safeguard their interests effectively, organizations must enhance their security by striking a balance between defensive,

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cybersecurity trends for cardholder data

Cybersecurity Insights and Trends for Cardholder Data

Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving field with new threats and trends emerging every year. Fintech companies, in particular, have to stay abreast of the latest trends in cybersecurity to avoid attacks and protect customer cardholder data. The past year has seen a surge in cybercrime, with Ransomware-as-a-Service, Hackers-as-a-Service, and Access-as-a-Service lowering the entry barrier for hackers.

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What is Tokenization in Payments?

If you accept credit card payments, security should be your utmost concern. Amid the PCI compliance issues, tokenization is one of the primary issues/concerns all businesses should know and understand. What is Tokenization? It sounds complicated by tokenization is literally replacing important numbers with ‘tokens’ or a string of numbers/characters for security purposes. The numbers

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Chinese Hackers Were Successfully Able to Bypass 2FA

On December 19, the cyber security firm Fox-IT, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, reported that they discovered a previously-unknown infiltration of managed service provider and government computer systems in at least 10 countries, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. These systems covered a wide range

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Google Comes Under Scrutiny for Acquisition of Cloud Data Science Firm

Just one week before Christmas, the Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom made an announcement that may have played a part on shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, losing nearly 3% on the Nasdaq. Usually, announcements related to information security issues tend to have an immediate effect on company stock, but

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How the New Colorado Digital Driver’s License Works

The United States is one of about a dozen countries without a mandatory national identification document; for this reason, driver’s licenses, state ID cards, passports, and even social security numbers have served as alternatives to a federal identification system that both conservatives and liberals cannot seem to agree on. Starting in October 2020, the Real

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Online Retail Fraud on the Rise

According to the 2019 Fraud Attack Index by e-commerce security company Forter, attempts at defrauding online retailers have, for the second year consecutively, increased with online electronics and food and beverage retailers seeing the biggest hits. After going through merchant and transaction data, Forter determined the rate at which e-commerce fraud attacks occur has increased

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What Is Tokenization?

Tokenization is an important security feature in payment processing. Designed to protect sensitive payment information, tokenization allows merchants to keep credit card information within their payment system without concern while protecting customer information. This buzzword gets a lot of attention, especially when it comes to mobile payments, but many consumers and merchants aren’t sure exactly

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Protect Your Business from Credit Card Skimmers

Protect Your Business from Credit Card Skimmers Each year, companies sign on to take advantage of merchant services offered for credit card processing. Skimmers are quickly becoming a threat to unsuspecting customers as companies rely more heavily than ever on point of sale services for their businesses. As a merchant, you want to protect your

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Importance of Network Security – The OnePlus Credit Card Hack

As a merchant, network security should be a top concern when it comes to credit card processing. The most vulnerable place for credit card data is on the merchant side of the transaction before it’s sent to the payment processor. This is why PCI compliance is important to ensure the security of a merchant’s payment

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